Table of Content

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Acknowledgement ………………………………………………………………………… i
Abstract……………………………………………………………………......................... ii
Table of Content…………………………………………………………………………… iii
List of Tables……………………………………………………………………………. … iv
List of Figures……………………………………………………………………………… v
List of Abbreviation……………………………………………………………………....... vi

Chapter 1: Introduction…………………………………………………………………...... 1
1.1 Background of the Study………………………………………………..............1
1.2 Problem Statement……………………………………………………………... 2
1.3 Objective of the Study…………………………………...…………………….. 3
1.4 Method of the Study…………………………………………………………….
3
1.5 Hypothesis of the Study………………………………………………………... 4
1.6 Structure of the Thesis……………………………………………………….… 5

Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature…………………………………………………... 6

2.1 Definitions of Organic Agriculture…………………………………………...... 6
2.2 History of Organic Agriculture………………………………………………… 6
2.3 Organic Agriculture Goes to Global…………………………………………… 6
2.4 Organic Agriculture in the world……………………………………………… 7
2.5 Rice and organic Agriculture in Cambodia……………………………………. 8
2.6 Introduction to Preah Vihear Province………………………………………… 9
2.7 Rice Production in Preah Vihear Province…………………………………….. 10
2.8 Organic rice in Preah Vihear province………………………………………… 11
2.9 About PMUAC, AMRU rice, and Contract-farming…………………………... 12

Chapter 3: Characteristic of the Farm Respondents………………………………….......... 17

3.1 General Profile of the Study Farmers………………….…………………….… 17
3.2 Education level and Farming experiences of Study Farmers………………...... 17
3.3 Occupation of Study Farmers………………………………….………………. 19

Chapter 4: Cultural Practices………………………………………………………………. 21

4.1 Techniques of Cultivating Organic Rice……………………………………….. 22
4.1.1 For Transplanting………………………………………………………….… 23
4.1.2 For Direct-seeding…………………………………………………………... 24

Chapter 5: Characteristic of the Farm Respondents……………………………………….. 26

5.1 Study method…………………………………………………………………... 26
5.2 Cost of Rice production……………………………………………………....... 26
5.3 Gross income of Organic Rice Production……………………..……………… 31
5.4 Profitability of Organic Rice Production………………………………………. 32

Chapter 6: Economic Analysis of Organic Rice production and Farmers Perceptions……. 33

6.1 Benefit Cost ratio………………………………………………………………. 33
6.2 Land Productivity……………………………………………………………….
33
6.3 Farmers Perceptions…………………………………………………………….34

Chapter 7: Conclusion and Recommendation………………………………………………37

7.1 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………... 37
7.2 Recommendation……………………………………………………................ 37