05081nas|a2200433 i 4500 20260817162156.0 160201s2000 th uu m rtt 00| a1eng d .b11820408 AIT Thesis no.RD-00-5 Chip Bunthavin Alternatives to existing shifting cultivation in Ou Chum district, Ratanakiri province, Cambodia Bangkok : Asian Institute of Technology, 2000 150 leaves Thesis ; no. RD-00-5 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment for the requirements for the degree of Master of Science Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2000 Major problems in Ratanakiri province of Cambodia are natural resource depletion (forest and soil) due to conversion of forestlands into agriculture lands, people is poverty, and weak rural infrastructure and no enforcement of forest legislation. This study examined socio-economic condition of indigenous people, people's attitude toward forest policy, capacity of forest institution in extension, and natural resource condition including land use/land cover planning. From the study it can be summarized that almost all of people above the age of 16 years cannot speak and read Khmer language. The new generations are able to go to school, but they drop from school early. The income of these people is very low and is not different from each other. They almost don't possess non-production assets such as TV, radio, bicycle, motorcycle, but they have production assets such as land for housing construction, agriculture, livestock reserved for offering the spirit and not for income generation. The people's knowledge on soil conservation is low. The people have strong inclination toward forest management and forest utilization. People are not satisfied to the existing agriculture and forest extension programs. Indigenous people strongly favor forest policy related to culture value, traditional rights, privilege and right to collect NTFP. The capacities of forest institutions (DFW and PFO) are very low due to budget constraints, lack of human resources, extension skills, lack of extension equipment and extension packages. The forest concessionaire wasn't engaged on community consultation, employment development, training programs, health safety and customary rights of local people and environmental issues. The forest legislation are no enforced. The forest resource is decreased continuously. Soil nutrients are depleted. Land use/land cover planning is neglected. Low socio-economic conditions, no enforcement of forest legislation, constraints of institutional capacity building are the causes of the gap for implementation of forest policy and its practices The results of the study led to the conclusion that socio-economic conditions of indigenous people are low, bad rural infrastructure, there is lack of job opportunity generation, capacity of forest institution in forest extension is weak and budget is constraint. Although indigenous people accepted forest policy related to shifting cultivation, forest and soil resources are depleted continuously. Several recommendations were suggested to strengthen the capacity of agriculture and forest extension, involvement of people into income generation and forest management, rural infrastructure; to set aside the forest for communal management and equity benefit and title the land; to guide the fallow management, soil conservation and watershed management; to introduce the agroforestry model, pasture/livestock development model and horticulture development; to convert to permanent cultivated lands; and strengthen food security. Shifting cultivation Cambodia Ratanakiri Alternative agriculture Cambodia Ratanakiri Shivakoti, Ganesh P., Chairperson Apisit Eiumnoh, Examination Committee Webb, Edward L., Examination Committee Swedish International Development Cooperation Authority (Sida), Scholarship Donor Mekong River Commission (MRC), Scholarship Donor Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. RD-00-5 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B06971 .b11820408 mnait u 240401 0 010216 m a u 0 mnait mnait mnarc 20 40 Barcode : 30050120668461 CREATED : 2001-02-16 RECORD # : i12235465 LPATRON : 1017285 LCHKIN : 2006-07-16 # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 12 TOT RENEW : 9 Barcode : 30050120668164 CREATED : 2001-02-16 RECORD # : i12235477 LPATRON : 1020334 LCHKIN : 2009-03-14 # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 7 TOT RENEW : 3 Barcode : 30050160025226 CREATED : 2016-03-18 RECORD # : i1289848x LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 4148 4148 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-17 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.RD-00-5 30050120668461 2026-08-17 16:21:56 1 2026-08-17 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-17 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.RD-00-5 30050120668164 2026-08-17 16:21:56 2 2026-08-17 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-17 0 AIT Thesis no.RD-00-5 30050160025226 2026-08-17 16:21:56 2026-08-17 40