Clarification of economic, social and technical backgrounds on continuation of subsistence rice farming during rapid economic growth in Thailand -Case study in a rain-fed paddy village in Northeast Thailand-

这项研究讨论了泰国东北部一个特定的雨水灌溉水稻村庄的发展，在该国最近的经济高速增长时期。我记录了几十年来靠雨水灌溉的农业用地扩张，评估了20世纪80年代之后的土地整理，并分析了收入变化。这项研究以地理信息系统和社会经济分析为基础，对该村进行了40年(1963-2005年)的跨学科实地观察。我的结论是，留在这个地区的人选择和开发不是市场的水稻生产技术，而是以生存为导向的技术。这些技术提供了低但稳定的产量和足够的大米供家庭消费。这一发展是由非农收入支撑的。特别是在20世纪90年代以后，由于泰国的经济发展，在城市中赚取收入的机会大大增加。人们随后将从非农就业机会中获得的收入投资于进一步提高稻米产量。自给稻米生产带来的粮食安全与从非农业部门获得的现金收入并存是该地区人民的一项重要战略。它与完全以市场为导向的发展明显不同，可以在考虑到工业社会中城市周边地区的可持续农业系统的情况下进行积极的评估。

This study discusses the development of a specific rain-fed paddy village in Northeast Thailand, during the recent high economic growth period in the country. I documents many decades of rain-fed expansion of agricultural land, evaluates land consolidation after the 1980s, and analyzes income changes. The study is based on GIS and socio-economic analyses during a period of forty years (1963-2005) of interdisciplinary field observation in the village. I conclude that people who stay in this area choose and develop technologies for rice production that are not market, but subsistence oriented. These technologies provide low, but stable production and enough rice for house hold consumption. This development is supported by off-farm income. Especially after the 1990s, opportunities to earn income in cities increased considerably, due to the economic development in Thailand. People subsequently invested the income they earned from off-farm job opportunities to improve their rice production even further. The coexistence of food security from subsistence rice production and cash income acquisition from off-farm sectors is an important strategy for people in this area. It is markedly different from a totally market oriented development, and can be evaluated positively bearing in mind a sustainable agricultural system in peri-urban areas in an industrial society.