Knowledge-providing interventions enhance farmers’ capacity to access technologies, increase productivity and make
informed choices between farm and off-farm employment. DTDP’s extensive external linkages both in Thailand and
within the international development community provide access to a rich pool of expertise and technology, facilitating
delivery of advice and technical support to beneficiaries. Most fundamentally, public welfare services (health, education
and infrastructure) form an essential prerequisite for development, justifying the early introduction of basic ‘welfareenhancing’
measures in DTDP’s first phase.