The Development a Potential and Production Systemof Network Community Enterprise for Organic Way of Chaiyaphum

Abstract

           The purpose of the Research were 1) To develop a network of organic farming enterprises in Chaiyaphum. 2) To develop a database on products and commodities of the organic farming community network, Chaiyaphum Province. 3) To educate the organic production process. 4) To set up a standardized certification center for organic farm. Target groups include Organic farmers, in Chaiyaphum District, Phu Khiao District and Khon Sawan District total 90 persons. The research instruments include: 1) questionnaire 2) interviews 3)studyvisits,4)training workshop 5) The farmers' satisfaction of the training. Data analysis was used to analyze the mean and standard deviation of the scores and content analysis. The results showed that :

           1. The farmers are establishment of a network committee to set the roles, duties and responsibilities and locations for setting up a network of organic farming enterprises in Chaiyaphum. The location of the target district network is divided into 3 districts as Muang District, Phu Khieo and Khon Sawan.

           2. A database of farmers can be divided into 3 groups according to the readiness of organic production, namely 1) full organic production group 2) groups of in the transition period and 3) groups of interested organic growers,

           3. To set up an organic agricultural standardization center to participate of the Chaiyaphum way. The most of them are in a 1-2 year transition period, therefore, have not received the inspection and certification of conversion in accordance with the participatory organic farming standard (PGS).

           4. Participants were satisfied with the implementation of the workshop on average at a high level (4.38)