Development of Crickets Rearing Group Management with PAR at Ban Nong Lai, Kohka Sub-district, Kohka district, Lampang Province

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to 1) study factors which have affected the operation and management of crickets rearing group in Nong Lai Village, 2) study problems of management of the crickets rearing group 3) create a management system by participation of the community, and 4) put the research findings into real practice. The population in this study were 26 members of the crickets rearing group at Nong Lai Village, Lampang province selected from the 30 households. The study tools were questionnaires, interview and learning participation. The interview had 2 parts: the questionnaires on the community contexts and the questionnaires on management satisfaction. The learning participation was another tool of research that was used in a group conversation for interview, observation and a case study of crickets rearing group. The results from this study are 1) Management structure (SGLOCPI) which consists of goal setting, group formation, selection of group leaders, organization management, planning and management based on group regulations, 2) factors that contribute to successful administration: analysis of competitors, creating of strengths in administration, creating of trade partners, searching for marketing opportunity, and practice and assessment of plans resulted from the analysis of internal and external environments based on SWOT analysis using questionnaires and interviewing the villagers under the system of SGLOCPI.