Transitioning to sustainable agriculture products in Thailand
Keywords:
Visual analog scale, Rating scale, Matched pairs t test, Spearman correlationAbstract
The result showed that consumers demand agricultural products, which emphasize the consumption of healthy food as organic products. Consumers have focused on their health. Farmers involved in crop cultivation or animal husbandry have changed their farming method to an organic one according to the market demand. Farmers could not switch from conventional to organic agriculture overnight, and they had begun with Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) before transitioning to organic farming. The public and private sectors have promoted and supported doing more organic farming. The market demand for organic products has continuously increased. Time series analysis confirmed an increasing trend in agricultural export value. Therefore, this investigation could help as a guideline for those who want to learn about organic agriculture and wish to change their farms to organic agriculture for sustainable income