Factors Affecting the Continuation of the Production of Kai Noi Sticky Rice according to the Folk Culture of Farmers in Xiangkhouang Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic

Abstract

The purposes of this research are to study the level of continuation of rice production of Kai Noi Sticky Rice according to the folk culture of farmers and to study the factors affecting the continuation of the production of Kai Noi Sticky Rice according to the folk culture of farmers. It is a quantitative research. Data are collected by using a questionnaire from the sample group of 313 Kai Noi Sticky Rice farmers in Xiangkhouang Province Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). Data analysis is performed by descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis.

The results show that the farmers have the continuation of the production of Kai Noi Sticky Rice production according to the folk culture in all aspects at a high level (=3.60; S.D.=0.31) and the factors affecting the continuation of the production of Kai Noi Sticky Rice according to the folk culture are statistically significant at the 0.05 level, totaling 8 factors in the following: age, the highest level of education, total household income, amount of land held, experience in growing Kai Noi Sticky Rice, the number of times in receiving agricultural information, participating in traditional rituals, and the attitude towards the continuation of the cultivation of Kai Noi Sticky Rice according to folk culture, all of which are positively correlated. The body of knowledge from the research is that gaining of practical way in the following aspects: culture and belief, area reparation, cultivation, practice and care, harvest and post-harvest management, and utilization of the Kai Noi Sticky Rice.