Guidelines for Extension and Development of Community Enterprise Ban Non Rang Community Rice Seed Production Center, Mueang District, Khon Kaen Province

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to study 1) The social and economic context of community enterprise members at Ban Non Rang Community Rice Seed Production Center; 2) The conditions of rice production, product processing and product marketing of Ban Non Rang community rice seed production center community enterprise. 3) The guidelines for extension and development of Ban Non Rang Rice Seed Production Center. A Qualitative Research method was used to collect data from 30 community enterprise members of Ban Non Rang Community Rice Seed Production Center by interviews, a focus group, and a workshop forum with a participatory planning process. The results of the study showed that community enterprise members at Ban Non Rang Rice Seed Center, it was that a total of 30 members, 17 females and 13 males, with an average age of 57 years, 5 average household members, and 12 Rai average agricultural holdings. The average household income was 126,667 baht, and the average household debt was 88,500 baht. The source of funds is the village fund. The operation of the production of germinated rice Hang rice germ drinking powder mixed with black sesame, rice germ powder, rice ice cream, rice germ juice, which was certified by the organic standards in the United States and OTOP products. The Group's sources of funding are  funds, loans and member funding. In terms of marketing, there are both offline and online distribution channels. The guidelines for extension and development of Ban Non Rang community enterprise, it was found that there were 3 aspects: 1) a project to dig a solar-powered artesian well to alleviate water scarcity in the agricultural sector; 2) a project to build a rice processing plant according to GMP standards to raise product standards; and 3) a complete rice mill project to increase production potential.