Factors affecting the participation in dairy cow bank project of Khon Kaen dairy cooperative limited's members

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to investigate factors that affect the participation in the dairy cow bank project of Khon Kaen Dairy Cooperative Limited’s members and to study the obstacles to operating a dairy cow bank project of Khon Kaen Dairy Cooperative Limited by applying Simply Random Sampling 62 farmers, which can be separated into 31 project members, while the other 31 farmers who did the surveys were random farmers who were not a part of the project. Data were collected through structured questionnaire interviews. The information collected has been analyzed using a statistical package known as SPSS, which is used to calculate frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The comparison between the differences in group data was done using the Chi–square test. A hypothesis test that helps with analyzing the process of the differences in means between independent variables of the factors that affect the participation of the farmers (t–test) with statistical significance in data analysis at p < 0.05. The result of the hypothesis test for the factors that affect the participation of the farmers in the project found that there are differences in the cow breed, the economy, and the operation of a project. The difference between the two groups of farmers was significant at p < 0.01. Additionally, the work of the staff involved in a project between the farmers of two groups was significantly different at p < 0.05. The operation of the project in the past showed that the project faced some obstacles, which were management issues, a lack of quality in the raising system, and a lack of manpower. Therefore, cooperatives must develop an efficient heifer raising system in the project to make farmers more interested in participating in the project, which will affect the feasibility of future projects.