Study of Agricultural Waste Materials in Hua Sai District Nakhon Si Thammarat Province to Develop a Reuse Approach
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This research aims to 1) study the types, physical characteristics, quantity, and management methods of agricultural waste in Hua Sai, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, and 2) analyze the weaknesses, strengths, obstacles, and opportunities of agricultural waste to determine its potential for reuse. The findings showed that the majority of participants were male (83.88 percent), aged 40-49 years (33.33 percent), with an educational level below a bachelor's degree (53.33 percent), earning an income of 10,000-20,000 THB per month (30.00 percent), and primarily working as a farmer (53.33 percent). The most common type of waste was goat manure, classified as wet waste with an average volume of 26-30 (tons/year). The study suggested that agricultural waste should be managed by repurposing it for other uses. The analysis of weaknesses, strengths, and obstacles of agricultural waste showed that weaknesses: improper management of agricultural waste, resulting in a source of disease accumulation; strengths: goat manure waste can be processed into compressed charcoal and organic fertilizers; obstacles: consumers lacked proper knowledge and attitudes toward managing agricultural waste effectively, opportunities: identifying policies to promote environmentally friendly consumption and creating a circular system for repurposing agricultural waste for effective reuse.
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