The purposes of the research were 1) to investigate the sources of Chiang Ngam village, Buaban sub-district, YangTalad district, Kalasin Province; 2) to study the conditions and the needs of farmers on feeding the water meal using the mixed methodologies through thequalitative and the quantitative research. The research instruments were the survey ofthe conditions and the needsof the community and the school management on the local history, the survey of the needs of the farmers on feeding the water meal included 5 leaders, 10 master farmers and 5 general farmers. The research area was at Chiang Ngam village, Buaban sub-district, YangTalad district, Kalasin Province. The data obtained were analyzed and interpreted statistically in terms of average, mean, and standard deviation and presented in terms of descriptive analysis.
The result found that;
1. The Chiang Ngam village, Buaban sub-district, YangTalad district, Kalasin Province was established in 1837 or about 176 years ago. There was a group of peoplemigrated from UbonRatchathani Province to an upland surrounded by lowland for agriculture. This area was under supported by Lam Pao Dam in water supply supporting for agricultural propose, this helped agriculturists to utilize water supply from the dam for their profession and some of these agriculturists feed water meal for extra income.
2. The problem condition and requirement of the agriculturist’s role model in feeding water meal found that 100 % of the agriculturists feed the water meal as an extra job because they wanted to earn more extra income for their family. 90% of the feeding water meal industry was raised in a pond and 60% of the agriculturist fed the water meal and sold it in the local market. Moreover, 100% of them wanted to increase efficiency in water meal production at the highest potential in order to sell in markets in Northeastern region level. Besides, 100% of them also wanted to improve the marketing system (100%) and 100% of the agriculturist wanted to make groups to develop the progress of production (100%).
The problems found in the study were; 90% of the agriculturist had to face the problem of water supply shortage in dry season because Lam Pao Dam would not drain its water in that period. 60% of agriculturist emulated the water meal production from others and this generated conflicts among agriculturists who did the same business in the local market. 70% of them still lack of feeding water meal by scientific method and 90% of them had problem in making the highest production in order to response the consumer’s requirement.