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4.2 Support in terms of finance and materials & equipment

Land Development Department has supported farmers who participate in the project for
restoring severely saline soil by planting the halophytic grass (Dixie grass) in areas with severely

saline soil of Northeastern Thailand: Support for finance / materials & equipment; Production
factors not less than 2,000 US dollars are Dixie grass seedlings, expenses for planting preparation

such as fertilizers, planting labor.

5. Conclusion

5.1 Impact of the operation approach:

5.1.1 Farmers who participate in the project obtain food security and family incomes.

5.1.2 Establishing the learning center for farmers to be a source of transferring technology
and data of restoring severely saline soil based on growing the halophytic grass influences farmers'

decision-making, acceptance and implementation in their own areas, which increases a little bit.

5.1.3 Most farmers tend to use the technology to maintain the environment of the area to

become better and propagate this technology to farmers in nearby areas further.

5.1.4 Farmers participating in the project adjust the knowledge and apply the method of
managing saline soil to have a form which is suitable with their own areas.

5.1.5 The area participated in the project has more diversities of plants and animals. As a
result, farmers can grow rice and use the grass as fodder for cows.

5.2 Main motivation of land users to implement sustainable land management

5.2.1 Farmers have increased agricultural products after implementing the technology of
planting Dixie grass for restoring saline soil.

5.2.2 Farmers can see problems of soil degradation occurring to areas and losses of plant
production and incomes form the area.

5.2.3 Regarding areas with saline soil of farmers participating in the project, farmers have
knowledge and positive attitudes towards growing Dixie grass more and more. They can utilize

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