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of manure can be sold at 1.18 USD per sack. It is a sustainable and self-reliant integrated farming

system. There is a turnover of agricultural waste materials in the plots to be used
in cattle farms, such as grass in tamarind plots used in feeding cattle. The cultivation of napia grass

to be used as food for cows in order to reduce the production cost and the use of waste for soil
improvement and as a foliar supplement to increase plant growth and productivity. In addition,

manure can also be applied to the bottom of the fish pond or mixed alternately with a pile of straw
to feed the fish in the pond as well.

Mr. Niphon Plianklang, of 117 Village No. 3, Ban Maklua, Makha Subdistrict, Non Thai

District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, has used this technology in his farming. A role model
farmer who has successfully combined Manila tamarind with integrated agriculture to manage

saline soil. This area used to have a salinity level of 10 ppt, which was quite high. The salinity of
the soil was lowered after applying this approach. Until now, the soil in the area and the garden

waterway had a salinity of 3.7-4.0 ppt, which is a moderate degree of salt. You can cultivate a

wider range of crops

3. Technical specifications, implementation activities, inputs, and costs

3.1 Income and expenditure on technology

1. Initial costs and expenses of using technology

Percent
All (%) of
Expenses
Input Unit Quantity per unit Expenses expenses
per input incurred
(USD)
(USD) by land
users
labor

Raising the garden groove, force 340 8.82 3,000 100.0
planting Manila Tamarind,
laying the water system (17
people, 20 days)
Equipment Fertilizers and
disinfectants/inhibits the
growth of organisms
(biocides)

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