An Artificial Intelligence Instructional System to Promote Learning on Rice Farming Basing on the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy for Farmers in the Upper Northeastern Thailand

Thailand has played a major role in exporting rice in the international market. However, the system for supporting career development and lifelong learning of rice farmers living in rural areas had not been well developed. Therefore, we developed an e-learning system with social-media-based communications for those in the Upper Northeastern Thailand (the poorest region). Results show that a majority of farmers who used the developed e-learning system answered that they were satisfied with their learning experience. Our study highlights the importance of the local contexts and local needs, which can be incorporated upon the developing an education tool.