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    Comparison of cost and return for rubber farmers on innovations to increase latex production in Ban Khai District, Rayong Province, Thailand
    (2024-03-01)
    Orsuwan, W.
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    Veerasakulwat, S.
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    Suwanmaneepong, S.
    The findings revealed important distinctions between the two groups of farmers. Rubber farmers who opted for ethylene gas incurred a total cost of 13,973.50 baht, comprising a total fixed cost of 1,202.02 baht and a total variable cost of 12,771.48 baht. These farmers achieved a total return of 17,955 baht per rai. On the other hand, rubber farmers who refrained from using ethylene gas reported a significantly different financial performance. For this group, the total cost amounted to 9,813.49 baht, consisting of a total fixed cost of 1,202.02 baht and a total variable cost of 8,611.48 baht, while the total return per rai amounted to 10,299.57 baht. Statistical analysis indicated that the total variable costs and returns for rubber cultivation significantly differed between the two groups of farmers at a significant level of .05. However, there was no statistically significant difference in the total fixed costs. Extension services and training programmes should be provided to educate farmers on the proper and safe use of ethylene gas to maximise its benefits and minimise potential risks. Furthermore, further research could explore the long-term sustainability and environmental impact of using ethylene gas in rubber cultivation to better understand its overall implications for the industry.
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    Assessing farmers’ adoption of ethylene stimulation in increasing Para rubber production in Ban Khai District, Rayong Province
    (2023-07-01)
    Orsuwan, W.
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    Suwanmaneepong, S.
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    Llones, C.
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    Khuhaswanvej, S.
    The study found that only 50 percent of the trained rubber farmers have adopted the use of ethylene stimulation. Several factors that contributed to non-adopters’ hesitance are perceived uncertainties of technology attributes, cost of implementation, and farmers’ attitudes. From these factors, the increasing cost was the recurring reason expressed by farmers during the focus group discussion. Furthermore, a review of related studies revealed that there was an inadequate R&D investment in the rubber industry. Therefore, government supported in boosting the R&D of the country’s rubber industry would require an immediately action and implementation that competed to rubber export countries for rapidly gaining in the competition.
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