| dc.description.abstract | The Dynamics of Farmer Houses in the North Eastern of Thailand: The Case Study at Kuchan Sub-District,
Khamkhueankaeo District, Yasothorn Province" aims to study the dynamics of farmer houses and community
customs of Kuchan Sub-district, Khamkhueankaeo District, Yasothorn Province. The study found factors of
changes in its customs that effect on the reformations of farmer houses in the studied area.
There are three major questions of this research. First is what are community traditions, appearing as folk
wisdoms, community culture, and common rituals in studied area since the past? Second, how is the dynamics
of farmer houses in the studied area? Lastly, what are the effects on livelihood of the farmers due to custom
changes and physical changes in studied area?
From data collecting through documents, field survey, and in-depth interview within the community, the
dynamics of farmer houses are the changing of community traditions (folk wisdoms, culture and rituals) and
agriculture and farming tools. Farmer houses show the changing of farming technology developments as the
tools for increasing of rice production. Therefore, farmers will have to build storages for those expensive tools in
order to be safe from robbery and easier for maintenances. The reformations of the farmer houses have been
both increase and decrease in some functions according to the changing of how farmers' works. Another
important dynamic factor of farmer houses is a better transportation which makes the farmers prefer to stay in
their house more than in the farm. Most farmers give priority on repairing their houses as a place to live and
renovating free spaces for the new ways of farming. Farmers now are using substitute materials for house
repairing because they are better quality and easier to find in shops and factories within the community. | en_US |
