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15. THE SOIL DOCTOR NETWORK BUILD SUSTAINABILITY IN AREAS WITH

SALINE SOIL AND INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEM

1. General Information and description of best practice/technology

Introduction

Most agricultural areas in Northeast Thailand rely on rain water and some areas are saline

soil. The most cultivated plant is rice. Currently, there is climate variability. Rain distribution has

changed. There has been labor shortage. The labor cost is high. Production factors cost and most
farmers are old.

From the mentioned reason, adjusting the agricultural system from monoculture to
integrated farming is another alternative for farmers because it is the method of helping farmers

utilize their own cultivation areas most worthily. This method can build diversities of products and

food security. Integrated farming is combining at least 2 types of agricultural farms in the same
period of time. Balance and sustainability are built for agricultural areas.

Soil doctor network in the area of Ban Doo Noy, Non Daeng sub-district, Non Sila district,
Khon Kaen province have transformed the area with rice cultivation conducted for only once a

year into doing integrated farming through field level adjustment, adjusting levees for bigger sizes,
digging ponds in the field together with drilling artesian wells and cropping for many types, namely

rice, papayas, bananas and grasses for feeding animals on the levee, growing vegetables, cropping

after rice harvesting, such as sunn hemp, sweet corn, sugar cane and raising cows etc.

Operating facility Ban Doo Noy, Moo 7, Non Daeng sub-district, Non Sila district, Khon Kaen

province

Land user Mr. Kasem Saihoe

Mr. Prakob saengdao

Mr. Chai Ushi
Compiler Ms. Supranee Srithanboon

Partners Mrs, Usa Jakkraraj
Mr. Vichit Phonruang

Mr. Yutthana Nonseelat

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