Raising Standards and Developing Products to Create Added Value for Lampathao Tilapia, Chaiyaphum Province DOI:

Abstract

         Raising product standards and developing value-added products from tilapia as most tilapia markets retail and wholesale live tilapia. If it is processed into products, it will be able to help farmers have a wider variety of products to sell. and will help create jobs Create income for farmers Therefore, this research has the objectives: 1) to study the situation of tilapia culture in Lam Pathao cages, Sub Si Si Thong Subdistrict. Mueang Chaiyaphum District Chaiyaphum Province 2) To raise standards and develop products to create added value for Lampathao tilapia, Chaiyaphum Province. It is participatory action research. and quantitative research to assess the satisfaction of farmers participating in the project. The sample group included the president of the Nile Tilapia Cage Farming Group. and 50 members of the Nile Tilapia Farming Community Enterprise Group used a specific selection method. The research tools used were questionnaires and structured interviews. Group discussion recording form Quantitative data analysis using statistics such as percentage, mean, standard deviation and qualitative data analysis. Using content analysis methods

         The research results found that 1) Situation of tilapia culture in Lam Pathao cages. Most of them raise fish as their main household income. The main problem in the management of tilapia farms is the cost of production where food is expensive. Distribution is sold to middlemen who only purchase through one channel. Including farmers still not using digital technology to help. Manage both production and distribution. Problems with fish out of water and fish grade tilapia, etc. 2) Upgrading standards and developing products to create added value for Lampathao tilapia, Chaiyaphum province. It has been carried out by organizing training workshops. Place of operation: Ban Hua Khuean Cage Nile Tilapia Farming Community Enterprise, Sap Si Thong Subdistrict, Mueang Chaiyaphum District Chaiyaphum Province Target group: 50 people, consisting of 50 farmers who raise caged tilapia at Ban Hua Khuean. Results of the work showed that it was able to promote the processing of tilapia products from tilapia that had fallen into grade. and tilapia Matches the needs of the consumer market Can build knowledge on processing sun-dried tilapia products which is the product from this project Processed products from tilapia have been created as follows: sun-dried tilapia products, tilapia fish and tilapia crackers.