Pathways to food security: Perceptions of resilience between organic farmers and extension agents in Thung Kala Ronghai, Thailand
Despite the shared goal of fostering resilience, organic farmers and extension agents often have different perceptions of the key elements to resilience. This study investigated the perceptions of organic farmers and extension agents regarding resilience and its key properties of robustness, adaptab...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2025-12-01
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| Series: | Cogent Food & Agriculture |
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| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311932.2025.2546989 |
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| Summary: | Despite the shared goal of fostering resilience, organic farmers and extension agents often have different perceptions of the key elements to resilience. This study investigated the perceptions of organic farmers and extension agents regarding resilience and its key properties of robustness, adaptability, and transformability in Thung Kala Ronghai, Thailand. Through in-depth interviews and thematic analysis, the research reveals that organic farmers perceive resilience as the capacity to adjust farming practices in response to disturbances. Social networks and creativity are vital in facilitating adaptive strategies to cope with disturbances. Organic farmers and extension agents also associate robustness with stability, which is maintained through crop diversification. Adaptability was linked to flexibility, with adjusting planting schedules and diversifying crops to mitigate adverse conditions. Transformability understood as the capacity for profound changes, was connected to shifts in farming practices and market reorientation. Extension agents underscored the role of institutional support in enabling thesetransformations. The findings provide insights into the resilience strategies of organic farmers and emphasize the role of extension agents in facilitating adaptive and transformative processes. |
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| ISSN: | 2331-1932 |