Extension for Off-season Longan Production according to Good Agricultural Practice for Food Crop of Farmers in Pong Nam Ron District, Chanthaburi Province
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The objectives of this research were to study: 1) personal factors socio-economic factors, 2) knowledge about the off-season longan production according to good agricultural practices for food crop, 3) off-season longan production according to good agricultural practices for food crop, 4) problems and suggestions about off-season longan production according to good agricultural practices for food crop, and 5) relationship between knowledge about the off-season longan production and off-season longan production according to good agricultural practices for food crop. The sample used in the research were 373 longan growers in Pong Nam Ron District Chanthaburi Province using interview forms as a tool for data collection. The results of the study concluded that most of the farmers were female, with an average age of 46.00 years and education level in primary school, the average number of household members was 4.00 people, the average longan planting area was 21.00 rai, the average income was 623,030.56 baht per year, and the average expense was 209,195.63 baht per year. The majority of samples were not community leaders. Farmers had knowledge about off-season Longan production according to good agricultural practices for food crop at a high level with an average knowledge level (17 - 25), which accounted to 70.24 percentage. Off-season longan production according to good agricultural practices for food crop was at a high level with an average level of 2.43. It was found that knowledge about off-season longan production was significantly related to off-season longan production according to good agricultural practices for food crop at the 0.01 level. The problems encountered and suggestions for off-season longan production according to good agricultural practices for food crop were found to be at moderate level with an average level of 1.74
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