Factors affecting decision making on silkworm rearing of farmers in Khon Kaen province

Abstract

This research studied the Factors Affecting Decision Making on Silkworm Rearing of Farmer in Khon Kaen Province. The data of study were collected by using multi-stage sampling from a sample of 226 cases from August to November 2014. The data was collected by using interviews. Analyzed by computer program. The statistics using in the research frequency, percentage, average, minimum, maximum, standard deviation, t-test and F-test. The study found that. Factors affecting the decision of silkworm farmers in high levels were 1) Society Factors include personal interest, carry on from family relatives and ancestors, and members of silkworm group. 2) Economic Factors include silkworm household worker, cost of silkworm production, income of farmers, profit earnings of silkworm, and need for extra income. 3) Physical Factors include the suitable weather for silkworm, size of silkworm workhouses, Location of silkworm workhouses, the enough water for the planting of mulberry, and local available of material and equipment for silkworm. 4) Biological Factors include number of rearing silkworm cycle per year, new species silkworm require, and species of silkworm can resist to disease and pest. 5) Production Factors include having enough factors for rearing silkworm, the process of rearing silkworm, the process of care and Prevention disease and pest, the process of harvesting silkworm, and the duration for rearing. 6) Marketing Factors include changes in the prices of silkworm product, the distribution for silkworm product, and the marketing needs. And 7) Extension Fac-tors include get knowledge on silkworm, the support Production factors, get innovation or new technology, training about rearing silkworm, and get visiting form staff. And the comparison found that the farmers had age, household Workers, land holding, and the experience in silkworm with different. There were factors affecting decision making on silkworm rearing different in some respects. But the famers ever training about silkworm and the continuation of rearing silkworm with different. There were factors affecting decision making on silkworm rearing no different.