General Problems and Needs for Being an Owner of Residence and Arable Land of People Who Live in Wang Sombun, Sa Kaeo, Thailand

Abstract

This article was part of the research of the problem-solving model for the rural residence and arable land in subdistricts: the case study of Wang Sombun Subdistrict, Wang Sombun District, Sa Kaeo Province. The data collection was conducted by 4 methods; (1) reviewing of related literatures, (2) focus group, (3) in-depth interviewing, and (4) organizing the community forum. According to the general problems found, they were summarized into 10 issues; (1) not having title deeds or land, (2) not having enough water resources for agriculture, (3) the pollution caused by sugarcane and charcoal burning, (4) the decreasing of the crop price and the lack of the market supports, (5) having unstable jobs and incomes, (6) the lack of the good basis of public utilities, (7) the informal debt, (8) the decay of residence, (9) drugs, and (10) the replacement of local workers by migrant workers. Regarding the needs for owning a residence and arable land, it can be categorized into 4 issues which are (1) the needs for obtaining land and title deeds, (2) the needs for stable residences, (3) the needs for repairing residence, and (4) the needs for having enough water resources for carrying on the agriculture.