Survey of Older Farmers' Drought Adaptation Perceptions in Buriram Province, Thailand

Stratified group discussions with farmers aged 60–69 in drought-prone communities of Buriram Province, Thailand, examine how behavioral beliefs, social norms, and perceived self-efficacy shape drought adaptation. Watchara Pechdin authored this 9.5 KB dataset, last updated on May 19, 2026. The analysis indicates adaptation is mediated by peer-influenced cognitive processes and community norms that reinforce traditional farming identities.

Use Cases

• Modeling drought adaptation decisions based on behavioral beliefs and social norms described in the study
• Analyzing the role of peer-influenced cognitive processes like observation and imitation in farming practices
• Studying how cost-benefit appraisals and perceived self-efficacy affect the adoption of self-protective strategies among older farmers

Strengths

• Dataset is shared under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing broad reuse.
• Focus on a specific demographic (farmers aged 60–69) and geography (Buriram Province, Thailand) provides clear context.
• Analysis is grounded in social-psychological theories of behavior and decision-making.

Limitations

• Dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, indicating limited scope and likely a small sample size.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for statistical modeling.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Watchara Pechdin

Collection Method

Data likely originates from stratified group discussions with older farmers who have more than a decade of farming experience.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 17:30:58; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Buriram Province, Thailand