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5. To analyze trends in agricultural land use in the future, as well as adapting to
climate change and maintaining food security; and
6. To propose policy recommendations, including measures and approaches to
sustainable management of agricultural land, as well as possible ways to alter
current land use patterns in areas that are inappropriate for agricultural uses.

Scope of the Study

The scope of the study is as follows.

(1)Review principles in managing agricultural land;
(2)Review policies and methods in managing agricultural land that lead to land use
changes at the national level;
(3)Review lessons learned from international cases, especially in civilizations that
once prospered in the past, regarding deterioration of soil quality and natural
disasters, as well as ideas and methods to prevent soil deterioration and loss of
agricultural land;
(4)Compare Thailand’s experiences in managing agricultural land with international
cases;
(5)Conduct field surveys, including interviews with farmers, regarding agricultural
land management methods which cover both local wisdom and advice from
government agencies, as well as their opinions about selling their agricultural land;
(6)Analyze the current situations of agricultural land use in Thailand, including
problems, causes for problems, and determining factors that result from previous
and current policies, as well as external factors, such as foreign investment and
investment in the stock market. The DPSIR Framework will be used in the
analysis;
(7)Analyze trends in agricultural land use in the future, as well as adapting to climate
change and maintaining food security; and
(8)To propose policy recommendations, including measures and approaches to
sustainable management of agricultural land, as well as possible ways to alter
current land use patterns in areas that are inappropriate for agricultural uses.

Conceptual Framework

Thailand’s agricultural land management faces four key issues, namely: (1) land-use conversion to

non-agricultural uses to support economic expansion; (2) deterioration of soil quality due to lack
of maintenance and improvement; (3) land tenure problems, including lack of ownership,
landlessness, and land tenancy; and (4) reduction in productivity induced by climate change.
If such situations are left unchecked, the problems will escalate and become crises. Therefore, a
land policy specifically for agricultural land use is direly needed, instead of a generic land policy
that is currently in place. Such a policy should focus on five objectives: (1) to reserve land for
agricultural production while increasing productivity; (2) to improve production security by
reducing risks; (3) to maintain and improve soil and water quality, as well as the environment; (4)
to generate adequate revenues that justify investment; (5) to enhance social justice.

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