The Guidelines and Condition of Land Management by Participation of the Community in OnTai Subdistrict, San Kamphaeng District, Chiang Mai Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research are 1) to study the land management problems of the community in On Tai subdistrict, San Kamphaeng district, Chiang Mai province 2) to study the land management conditions by participation of the community in On Tai subdistrict, San Kamphaeng district, Chiang Mai province and 3) to propose guidelines for the development of community-based land management in On Tai subdistrict, San Kamphaeng district, Chiang Mai province This research uses qualitative research methods combined with quantitative data analysis by using descriptive statistics. Data collection by questionnaires at the household level, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions.

The result found that there were two factors that most affected the land management problems in the community as follows: 1) household financial planning and the land management problems in the community. 2) the form of land ownership and the problems of community land management This makes them not aware of the future of their own land use. The indicators of participation in land management were participation in receiving benefits and evaluation. The villagers' participation was at a moderate level with a tendency towards low. The guidelines for developing community-based land management on the legal section are that there should declare specific laws to manage community land problems and there should provide legal knowledge training for community. Participation: there should be planning to upgrade villagers to become entrepreneurs. Developing a monitoring process model ensures that villagers will benefit from the participatory process.