Abstract:
This study investigates the status, potential and constraints of revenue generation through carbon credit sales in rubber plantations, assesses the feasibility of farmers becoming carbon credit agri-entrepreneurs, and develops guidelines to promote sustainable agricultural practices. Based on literature review and focus group interviews with 15 T-VER project farmers in Chanthaburi Province and another 15 in Loei Province, SWOT and TOWS matrix analyses were adopted. The results show that farmers possess prominent strengths in rubber cultivation and management, while facing weaknesses in marketing, knowledge renewal and risk management. Sustained knowledge empowerment, targeted policy support and robust risk management systems are essential to help farmers develop into professional carbon credit agri-entrepreneurs and advance greenhouse gas mitigation. Four strategic recommendations are proposed: S-O (aggressive), W-O (turnaround), S-T (diversification), and W-T (defensive) strategies, to help farmers obtain stable and sustainable incomes.
Speaker: Kanokwan Tammaroopa
Affiliation: Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
Time: 16:30–17:30, Friday, Apr. 24, 2026
Venue: The Conference Hall in XTBG
Online: Tencent Meeting Platform, ID: 550 117 220
