Factors Having Relationships with Needs for Promoting Vegetable Growing under Good Agricultural Practice System of Farmers in Mon Hgo Royal Project Development Center, Mae Tang district, Chaing Mai province

Abstract

     The objectives of the study were to investigate:1) farmers’ needs for promoting vegetable growing under good agricultural practices and 2) factors affecting farmers’ needs for promoting vegetable growing under good agricultural practices. The sample group in this study consisted of 112 famers growing vegetables in the area of Mon Hgo Royal Project Development Center area, Mae Tang district, Chiang Mai province. A set of questionnaires was used for data collection and analyzed by using descriptive statistics and multiple regression.
     Results of the study revealed that, as a whole, the respondents had a high level of needs for promoting vegetable growing under good agricultural practice system (=3.42). In this respect, application of pesticides was to have the highest average mean score (=3.51). This was followed by produce holding, moving in plantation area, storage and collection (=3.48); preharvest processes (=3.42); plantation area (=3.41); and water sources/data recording (=3.40), respectively. However, harvest and postharvest handlings/ personnel hygiene (=3.35) were found at the lowest average mean. Gender (female) (Sig.= 0.034), training and education trip (Sig.= 0.034) had statistically significant relationships with needs for promoting vegetable growing under good agricultural practice system of the respondents.