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     The objectives of this research were to 1) study the economic and social conditions of aromatic coconut farmers in Ratchaburi province and 2) analyze factors affecting farmers’ perceptions on Good Agricultural Practices for Aromatic Coconut Production in Ratchaburi Province. The sample group consisted of 250 aromatic coconut farmers, divided into two groups equally with and without GAP certification. Data used for this study were aromatic coconut production data for year 2022 (production from January - December 2022). Data was collected by using questionnaires and analyzed by using descriptive statistics and quantitative analysis with the logit regression model (Logit Model).

The results of the study found that most farmers were male, with an average age of 59.31 years, duration of study of 7.34 years, number of household members of 4.27 people, number of household workers of 2.15 people, experience in growing aromatic coconuts for 12.76 years with planting area for less than 10 rai. The sample had an average income for 878,956.44 baht per household per year. The factors affecting farmers’ perception of GAP for aromatic coconut production in Ratchaburi Province were being a member of a large aromatic coconut plot group, score related to GAP, and income from aromatic coconuts with positive relationship and statistical significance at 0.01, 0.01, and 0.05 respectively. The suggestions are as follows: 1) Create incentives for farmers to participate in production according to good agricultural practices by setting a different purchasing price between aromatic coconuts that have a certificate of good agricultural practices. and those without a certificate of good agricultural practices. 2) Promoting farmers to form large plots of aromatic coconuts. The government sector has integrated to provide knowledge about the production process to enter good agricultural practices for farmers who produce aromatic coconuts.