Needs of Knowledge on Geographical Indications Registration of Large-Scale Taro Farmers in Ban Mo District, Saraburi Province
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The objectives of this research were to study 1) personal basic factors, 2) knowledge of taro cultivation, 3) needs of knowledge on geographical indication registration, 4) factors related to needs of knowledge on geographical indication registration, and 5) problems and obstruction. The samples were 132 large-scale taro farmers. The data were collected by interview schedule between January and March 2021. The statistics used were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, and chi-square. The results showed that most of the large-scale taro farmers were female at average age 52.44 years old and had a primary education level. Experience in taro cultivation was at average 16.35 years, being a member of the large-scale farmers for 3 years, average yield as 4,481.06 kg/rai. The farmer had the knowledge on taro cultivation at a high level with an average of 26.23 scores from the total of 33 scores and needed the knowledge on Geographical Indications registration in overall average at a moderate level with a mean score of 2.10. The results of the hypothesis testing on each aspect found that exposure to media channels correlated with needs for procedural knowledge, registration period and responsible agencies, size of taro planting area and group membership were associated with needs for legal knowledge and protection, taro yield correlated with needs for knowledge of the benefits gained from registration of Geographical Indications, and the experience in taro cultivation was related to needs for total knowledge at a statistically significant level of 0.05. Whereas gender was associated with needs for knowledge of the benefits gained from registering a Geographical Indication and knowledge of taro cultivation was related to needs for total knowledge at a statistically significant level of 0.01. The problem of farmers was a lack of knowledge in details of Geographical Indication registration. Therefore, the government should provide farmers with knowledge on the registration of Geographical Indications.
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