Farmer’s Silkworm Rearing Technology in Ban Yang Subdistrict, Phutthaisong District, Buriram Province

Abstract

    The objectives of this research were; 1) to study personal factors, economic factors, and exposure to information 2) to study knowledge about silkworm rearing 3) to study using silkworm rearing technology, and 4) to compare personal factors, economic factors, and information exposure to using silkworm rearing technology. The samples consisted of 244 farmers in Ban Yang subdistrict, Phutthaisong district, Buriram province. Data were collected by using an interview form. The statistical analyses were percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The hypothesis testing used t-test, F-test, and Least Significant Difference (LSD). The result of the research revealed that most of the sampled farmers were female, the average age was 56.72 years, they completed primary education, the average number of family members was 3.87 persons, the average silkworm rearing area was 49.82 square meters, the average household labor was 1.86 persons, the average experience in silkworm rearing was 29.98 years, the average rearing silkworms was 5.34 generations/year, the average income from silkworm rearing was 74,323.77 baht/year, the expenditure of silkworm rearing was 3,150.41 baht/year. The farmers had a high knowledge of silkworm rearing, and their use of silkworm rearing technology was moderate. The results of hypothesis testing found that silkworm rearing area, experience, number of household labor, income, and use of media had differences in using silkworm rearing technology at a statistical significance level of 0.01. Additionally, age and number of generations to rear silkworms had differences in using silkworm rearing technology at a statistical significance level of 0.05.