The process of land management and community design and planning in the agricultural land reform area: a case study of Rabum subdistrict, Lan Sak district, Uthai Thani province

Abstract

The government has put forward a land management policy, an issue based on the problem of lang distribution in Thailand for landless poor farmers, a problems in order to achieve land use sustainability. The government has given related agencies permissions to implement land reform policy for landless farmers. In Rabum subdistrict, Lan Sak district, Uthai Thani province, Rabum the area of agricultural land reform covers 3,239 rais, divided into 486 plots, covering 8 communities. Farmers are given equal amounts of land to build houses and manage farmlands. The management system, team work, the plan and budget is insufficient. The research question is then addressed to the process of land allocation and designation that is appropriate and efficient for community planning in Rabum subdistrict The study is based on theoretical concepts related to government’s allocation of land for community use and participatory process in housing development. The research employed both quantitative research and quantitative methods. The questionnaire were given to 220 farmers and the in-depth interviews were conducted to 14 stakeholders. The results were analyzed by mean percentage from the SPSS program and content analysis. The study discovered in that the role of farmers in every step of participation that occurred during the Community Organizations Development Institute (public organization) supported the process under the Baan Mankhong Rural project. This study suggested that the government should support and empower the residents to become active citizen and capable to take part in management. This is to strengthen the community self-sufficiency, unity, strength, and sustainability.