Factors Affecting the Driving of Bioeconomy Policy into Implementation in Ubon Ratchathani Province: A Case Study of Cassava Cultivation

Abstract

This article aims to study the factors which affect the implementation of bioeconomy policy in 4 districts (Sawang Weerawong, Pibul Mangsaharn, Nayear, Warin Chamrap) of Ubon Ratchathani Province. The study employs documentary analysis and deep interview as research methods (focus on executives, office workers and cultivators). This essay proposes that the contents of bioeconomy policy – objectives, indicators, policy means, and responsible agency – are unclear. The result is that the state policy, provincial strategy and action plan are inconsistent and ineffective. However, this paper finds that the policy is fantastically continued because there is cooperation between stakeholders. Another reason is this policy is related to the former state agricultural policy that activated for long time in the areas. Finally, the author would recommend in 6 points: (1) State sectors must formulate the clear policy content. (2) State sectors must formulate the regulations and guidelines of policy about chemical using. (3) State sectors should adjust the cultivator’s attitude about organic agriculture. (4) In appropriate with the cultivator’s potentiality, the state sectors should develop their own roles. (5) State sectors should identify their own lesson learned about bioeconomy policy implementation. (6) State sectors should learn more about the market of cassava.