Community Enterprise Management of Organic Vegetable group in Ban Buaw, Toon, Muang, Phayao

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the disadvantages, the factors related to partnership and the guideline for management of pesticide free fruits and vegetable group’s community enterprise in DokBuow, Muang, Phayao. The samplings are 169 families joining organic vegetable group Questionnaires are mainly used in collecting data. Percentage, Means, Standard Deviation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient are used to analyzed data. For qualitative data which are collected from interviewing of community leaders, community enterprise’s committee and state officials are also presented descriptively.

The Findings reveal that supply of organic product in the area is insufficient for demand; moreover, the technological equipment for the product process is not effective to qualify the quality of the product. Benefits in joining pesticide free fruits and vegetable group’s shows significant factor of partnership at 0.01. For guideline in management, the results express in three dimensions. The first is administrative plan. It is designed by all members of the group. The second is group organization which assigns appropriate jobs for the right person, enhancing effective management. The third is leadership, allowing all members to share idea in strengthening management, open-minding to accept advice from the government sectors. Decision-making in management is under the committee of the group led by the head of the group. GAP is a standardized model in taking control of the quality of the products.