Commercial Rose Production Potential of Farmers in Ban Buak Toey, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to study 1) the conditions of farmers’ commercial rose production in Ban Buak Toey, Mae Rim district, Chiang Mai province 2) factors related to the commercial rose production potential of farmers 3) the problems, obstacles and suggestion of farmers in rose production. The sample group of this research was 80 farmers. The instrument for data collection was questionnaires. Statistics employed for data analysis was descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, mean, maximum, minimum and standard deviation. Weight mean score was used to analyze data that farmers answered following their opinions by using 5 levels of Likert’s scale and multiple regression analysis was employed to test research hypothesis.

The result from study of farmers’ commercial production rose growing found that the farmers had average experience on rose production of 8.74 years. The average cost of planting roses 87,537.5 baht. A farmer grew 11,532 roses as an average. According to water source study, 57.50% of farmers used water from creek for rose planting. The analysis of commercial rose production potential of farmers reveal that 47.50% of farmers had moderate level of rose production potential, 47.50% of farmers had low level of rose production potential and only 5.00% had high level of rose production potential. From multiple regression analysis it was found that there were 3 independent variables that significantly related to commercial rose production potential of farmers 1) contracting with agricultural extension officer 2) being groups membership and 3) experience in growing rose. Farmers have problems for commercial rose production in high level. The important problems were shortage of water, damaged by plant diseases and pests, higher cost of production and more expensive pesticides. Suggestion of farmers from this research was supporting an efficient irrigation system. Most of farmers want to reduce production cost by giving an idea that government should consider and control fertilizer, as well as chemical substances prices and require officers to inform and solve the problem of pests and disease.