Woskayee (Velvet Tamarind): Ways of life Relationships and Conservation of People in Yarang district Pattani province.

Abstract

This research consists purposes 1. To study the way of life of Luk Yee farmers in Yarang District. Pattani Province and 2. to study the relationship and the conservation of yew trees of people in Yarang District Pattani Province This research is a qualitative research that describes the value of life style of people in Yarang District with the attractive velvet tamarind tree. The objectives of this study were to study the way of life of the velvet tamarind producers, the relationship and conservation of the velvet tamarind tree of the people in Yarang District, Pattani Province. The information group is 43 velvet tamarind processors and velvet tamarind product operators The research instrument was a semi-structured interview form. and participatory observation Analyze the data by analyzing the content. The results showed that 1) Way of life of people in Yarang District reflect behavior and being in a relationship interdependence of coexistence between people in the community and Natural resources are what connect people in the community to have happiness and good quality of life. 2) The relationship of people and the velvet tamarind tree is considered interdependent as it is a natural resource that can generate career and income in the community. In addition, the relationship between people and people from joining together to make a career related to velvet tamarind, they have a good relationship with each other. and have more unity within the community. and Conservation of people in the community places importance on the existence of velvet tamarind trees, both direct conservation and indirect conservation. The community can use different parts of the velvet tamarind tree to use in their lives.