Different Opinions on Marketing Mix Affecting the Choice of Buying Organic Rice of Luang Neua Sub-District, Doi Sa Ket District, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Katesuda Sitthisuntikul
Banjarata Jolanun
Waraporn Nunthasen
Ke Nunthasen
Anupan Somboonwong
Wassana Chakkaew

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     This study was aimed at surveying consumer’s opinions about marketing mix affecting the choice of buying organic rice and to analyze the differences in demographic factors affecting consumer opinions about marketing mix affecting the choice of buying organic rice. The study area was located at Luang Nuea Sub-District, Doi Sa Ket District, Chiang Mai Province. Data were collected from 400 questionnaires for buyers of organic rice in Luang Nuea Sub-District. In data analysis, opinion levels were analyzed by average and standard deviation, and different personal affecting consumer opinions were analyzed by ANOVA. The result indicated that the marketing mix with the maximum average opinion was product, and the subsequent average opinions were price, place, and promotion, respectively. Different factors also influence consumer opinions about marketing mix affecting the choice of buying organic rice at a statistically significance level of 0.05, namely, residence, age, education, married status, occupation, and incomes.

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Sitthisuntikul, K., Jolanun, B. ., Nunthasen, W. ., Nunthasen, K. ., Somboonwong, A. ., & Chakkaew, W. . (2025). Different Opinions on Marketing Mix Affecting the Choice of Buying Organic Rice of Luang Neua Sub-District, Doi Sa Ket District, Chiang Mai, Thailand. King Mongkut’s Agricultural Journal, 43(3), 427 –. https://doi.org/10.55003/kmaj.2025.06.23.012
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