Author : Chalinee Somthawin

Summary : This study was conducted to examine the association between the independent variables: socio-demographic of the respondents, capacity building attendance,frequency of receiving communication method, and adequacy rating of the kinds of support given by the providers and level of self-reliance in four dimension of farmers who were members of community enterprises in Surin province, Thailand. The study was conducted through survey research design. The data was collected using a structure questionnaire through in-depth interviews. Findings showed that the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, capacity building attendance, frequency of receiving communication method, adequacy rating of kinds of support given by the providers were associated with the level of self-reliance indices.