Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education
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Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education


Volume
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Volume 13, Issue 2


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Pages

1079-1087


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Article

Factors Affecting Revenue of Pineapple Farmers: An Empirical Study in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province


Authors

Kanjana Mongkolnipath Affiliation:
Business Administration Faculty, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin, Wangklaikangwon Campus, Thailand
, Kanjana Prakobsaeng Affiliation:
Business Administration Faculty, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin, Wangklaikangwon Campus, Thailand
, Nittaya Maneenak Affiliation:
Business Administration Faculty, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin, Wangklaikangwon Campus, Thailand
, Chalong Rattanapong Affiliation:
Business Administration Faculty, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin, Wangklaikangwon Campus, Thailand
and Vijitrut Bunthong Affiliation:
Business Administration Faculty, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin, Wangklaikangwon Campus, Thailand


Abstract

The purpose of this study was to study the relationship between individual fundamental factors of farmers namely; Cost, Liabilities, Sources of funds, income of pineapple farmers related to the nature of land ownership utilization, Distribution channels of pineapple products and external environmental factors, and income of pineapple farmers. The sample was 395 farmers. The research instruments were questionnaires. The statistics used in the research were percentage and multiple regression analysis. The results showed that the majority of farmers with 1–3 household members had experiences in planting pineapples for 1–20 years and gaining knowledge on how to grow pineapples from their parents and relatives. In addition, farmers had a monthly cost of cultivation in excess of 30,000 baht from personal investment. For the creation of liabilities, most of the respondents were related to agriculture, and had their own land with an area of less than 30 acres. Farmers sell their products to industrial plants through middlemen. and opinions that the measures to promote the consumption of fresh pineapple were the most beneficial. The income of most pineapple farmers earned more than 30,000 baht. They also faced problems with wilt and suffer from drought the most. In addition, it was found that the factors influencing farmers' incomes were in a positive direction. The significance level of 0.05 was the individual basic factors of the farmers. In addition, negative factors influencing farmers' income were also found at the level of significance of 0.05. Moreover, farmers also encountered the problem of expensive chemical fertilizers, unstable production prices, lack of knowledge about the prevention and elimination of fungal diseases as well as lack of knowledge about the production system and the proper use of production technology for pineapple planting.


Keywords

Pineapple Farming Factors, Factor Analyzing, Revenue of Pineapple Farmers


Citation

Mongkolnipath, K., Prakobsaeng, K., Maneenak, N., Rattanapong, C., & Bunthong, V. (2022). Factors affecting revenue of pineapple farmers: An empirical study in prachuap khiri khan province. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education, 13(2), 1079–1087.

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