{"id":5809,"date":"2026-08-19T16:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/?p=5809"},"modified":"2026-08-19T16:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:46:46","slug":"promoting-farmer-field-school-experiments-in-the-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/?p=5809&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Promoting Farmer Field School Experiments in the Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:5vw;padding-right:5vw;padding-bottom:5vw;padding-left:5vw;min-height:799px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#36220c\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-053217a8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-parallax has-custom-content-position is-position-top-right wp-container-content-ceb7f5b3 wp-duotone-rgb137750-rgb210210210-1\" style=\"padding-top:4vw;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:4vw;padding-left:4vw;min-height:496px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2556 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013040-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#7c7791\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-05eb2ef5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#e5683a;font-size:140px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-6px;line-height:0.8;text-transform:uppercase\">FFs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#e5683a;font-size:130px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-6px;line-height:0.8;text-transform:uppercase\">Promoting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:70px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">Farmer Field School<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#8c3030;font-size:70px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">Learn&amp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#e59937;font-size:71px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">Find Answers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5809_114b8c-8b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5809_114b8c-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5809_114b8c-8b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5809_114b8c-8b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5809_114b8c-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5809_114b8c-8b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5809_114b8c-8b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5809_114b8c-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5809_114b8c-8b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading5809_114b8c-8b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5809_114b8c-8b\"><br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c18eedac4cd31f1db67dad574771e1b8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#043214;font-size:18px\"><strong>Promoting Farmer Field School<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Community-based <strong>Farmer Field School (FFS) experiments<\/strong> are an approach to strengthening agricultural knowledge and skills, particularly among farmers who are interested in improving their farming practices and developing more sustainable agricultural production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Farmer Field School approach emphasizes <strong>participatory learning<\/strong>, where farmers conduct practical experiments to address challenges they encounter in their farming activities, such as pest management, soil improvement, plant propagation, and increasing crop productivity. Learning takes place through collaboration between farmers within the community and agricultural experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The topics for each experiment are based on the <strong>actual problems, challenges, and questions identified by farmers themselves<\/strong>, allowing them to learn through hands-on experience and find solutions that are appropriate to their local context.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-5809_5fc405-96{overflow:hidden;}.kb-gallery-id-5809_5fc405-96 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-5809_5fc405-96 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-5809_5fc405-96.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-5809_5fc405-96.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kt-blocks-carousel{overflow:visible;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-5809_5fc405-96 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-carousel kb-gallery-id-5809_5fc405-96 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel splide kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark kt-carousel-arrowstyle-whiteondark kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark kb-slider-group-arrow kb-slider-arrow-position-center\" data-columns-xxl=\"3\" data-columns-xl=\"3\" data-columns-md=\"3\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"true\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-auto=\"\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\" data-slider-gap=\"10px\" data-slider-gap-tablet=\"10px\" data-slider-gap-mobile=\"10px\" data-show-pause-button=\"false\" data-slider-label=\"Photo Gallery Carousel\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-gallery-carousel splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-3-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-3-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-3-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"2468\" class=\"wp-image-2468 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-3-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-1-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-1-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-1-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"2469\" class=\"wp-image-2469 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20240217_005910000_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20240217_005910000_iOS-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20240217_005910000_iOS-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"2482\" class=\"wp-image-2482 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20240217_005910000_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20240217_005910000_iOS-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20240217_005910000_iOS-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20240217_005910000_iOS-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20240217_005910000_iOS-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013165-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013165-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013165-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"2480\" class=\"wp-image-2480 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013165-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013165-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013165-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013165-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013165-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Benefits of Community-Based Farmer Field Schools Include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1.<strong>Learning Through Practical Experience:<\/strong> Farmers learn by conducting hands-on experiments in their own fields, helping them better understand crop management, pest control, and agricultural techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2.<strong>Building Agricultural Knowledge and Skills:<\/strong> Farmers gain new knowledge about cultivation methods and modern techniques, as well as practical solutions to challenges such as soil management, seed sowing, efficient water use, and pest management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3.<strong>Promoting Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Agriculture:<\/strong> Farmer Field Schools often emphasize organic farming practices and natural resource conservation, helping reduce the use of harmful chemicals and promote farming practices that maintain ecological balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4.<strong>Strengthening Community Networks and Solidarity:<\/strong> Working together through Farmer Field Schools helps build stronger relationships within the community and creates opportunities for farmers to share knowledge, experiences, and practical solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-gallery-id-5809_36d87a-cd .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-5809_36d87a-cd .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-5809_36d87a-cd.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-5809_36d87a-cd.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kt-blocks-carousel{overflow:visible;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-5809_36d87a-cd alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-slider kb-gallery-id-5809_36d87a-cd kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel splide kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark kt-carousel-arrowstyle-whiteondark kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark kb-slider-group-arrow kb-slider-arrow-position-center\" 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data-full-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20240217_014328000_iOS-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20240217_014328000_iOS-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"2483\" class=\"wp-image-2483 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20240217_014328000_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20240217_014328000_iOS-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20240217_014328000_iOS-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20240217_014328000_iOS-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20240217_014328000_iOS-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013109-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013109-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013109-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"2479\" class=\"wp-image-2479 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013109-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013109-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013109-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013109-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013109-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013095-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013095-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013095-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"2478\" class=\"wp-image-2478 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013095-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013095-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013095-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013095-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01013095-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5-2-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5-2-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5-2-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"2472\" class=\"wp-image-2472 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5-2-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/6-2-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/6-2-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/6-2-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"2473\" class=\"wp-image-2473 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/6-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/6-2-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/6-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/6-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/6-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5.<strong>Reducing Production Costs:<\/strong> Farmers can learn how to reduce the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers and make better use of available resources, helping lower production costs and increase profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6.<strong>Improving Productivity and Income:<\/strong> Learning through practical experiments enables farmers to improve crop quality and productivity more effectively, which can lead to increased income in the long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7.<strong>Building Confidence and Ownership of Knowledge:<\/strong> Farmers gain greater confidence in their own abilities because they learn through experimentation and direct experience rather than relying solely on theoretical knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8.<strong>Promoting Self-Reliance:<\/strong> Farmers can learn to identify and solve problems in their own fields without always depending on external advisors, strengthening their ability to become self-reliant in the long term.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-grid.kb-gallery-id-5809_78b325-8c{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-grid.kb-gallery-id-5809_78b325-8c .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-5809_78b325-8c .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-5809_78b325-8c .kb-slide-item 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