Factors Affecting the Compliance with Training and Visiting System of Agricultural Extensionist in Upper Northern Thailand

Abstract

The objective of this research was to study basic conditions of training and visiting system operation and factors affecting training and visiting system operation of agricultural extension officers. The sample for this research consisted of 156 extension officers in upper northern region. This research found that the agricultural extension officers were female, with an average age of 36.6 years, an average 7.87 years agricultural extension experience, covering an average area of 1.40 sub-district. Most of the agricultural extension officers used the method to gain knowledge of training and visiting system by themselves. The overall problems and suggestions of training and visiting system operation of agricultural extension officers were at a moderate level. The training and visiting system operation consisted of 5 aspects: training, visiting, supporting, supervision, and data management. The overall result shows that their job performance was at a high level ( = 3.69).  This research also shows that factors affecting their job performance were the 3 factors with the statistical significance 0.05 (P<0.05).  These 3 factors were the period of work working as agricultural extension officers, the methods of how they obtained knowledge of training and visiting system, and problems in performing the job according to the training and visiting system of agricultural extension officers.