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5. Conclusion

1. Strong points: Viewpoints of land users

1. Having an opportunity to see managing the integrated farming area which has been

achieved and being able to adjust it in their own areas

2. Having points of exchanging learning in the community, being able to access them easily

3. Having an opportunity to receive advice and exchange knowledge both from officers
and the soil doctor network

4. Having an opportunity to receive support from government agencies and local agencies

2. Weakness: Viewpoints of land users

Requiring a period of time for at least 3 years until changes can be seen in areas of saline soil

3. Strength: Attitudes of compliers

1. Transferring the technology of the soil doctor network about self-reliance, family labor

and factors in the farm. This helps reduce production costs.

2. Prototype soil doctors always provide knowledge data regarding production and give
advice regarding suitable practices. This helps bring about security in occupation of the network

group using integrated farming technology.

4.Weakness: Attitudes of compliers

Agricultural areas are still affected from water qualities for agriculture from artesian wells

in terms of receiving brackish water during the dry season, Some farmers solve the problem by
digging a pond in the field to pull water from the artesian well to be stored before using it in the

agricultural plot.

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