Factors affecting good agricultural practice in pineapple farming in Thailand

Factors affecting good agricultural practice in pineapple farming in Thailand

This study seeks to investigate factors affecting Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) in pineapple farming in Thailand. A logit model is applied to a sample of 350 growers. This study found that average farm price, a contract with buying companies, age, average yield, being a progressive farmer, food s...

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Main Authors: T. Sriwichailamphan, S. Sriboonchitta, A. Wiboonpongse, Y. Chaovanapoonphol
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Published: 2018
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-601072018-09-10T03:38:11Z Factors affecting good agricultural practice in pineapple farming in Thailand T. Sriwichailamphan S. Sriboonchitta A. Wiboonpongse Y. Chaovanapoonphol Agricultural and Biological Sciences This study seeks to investigate factors affecting Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) in pineapple farming in Thailand. A logit model is applied to a sample of 350 growers. This study found that average farm price, a contract with buying companies, age, average yield, being a progressive farmer, food safety and the food standard requirements of the importing countries, and the farmer's own environmental concern influenced adoption. The results suggest that price incentives as well as price stability and market certainty via contract farming are effective policy measures. To accelerate adoption of GAP, appropriate strategies to enhance growers' concern are strongly recommended. 2018-09-10T03:38:11Z 2018-09-10T03:38:11Z 2008-01-01 Book Series 05677572 2-s2.0-58149136057 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.794.40 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=58149136057&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/60107
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
collection CMU Intellectual Repository
topic Agricultural and Biological Sciences
spellingShingle Agricultural and Biological Sciences
T. Sriwichailamphan
S. Sriboonchitta
A. Wiboonpongse
Y. Chaovanapoonphol
Factors affecting good agricultural practice in pineapple farming in Thailand
description This study seeks to investigate factors affecting Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) in pineapple farming in Thailand. A logit model is applied to a sample of 350 growers. This study found that average farm price, a contract with buying companies, age, average yield, being a progressive farmer, food safety and the food standard requirements of the importing countries, and the farmer's own environmental concern influenced adoption. The results suggest that price incentives as well as price stability and market certainty via contract farming are effective policy measures. To accelerate adoption of GAP, appropriate strategies to enhance growers' concern are strongly recommended.
format Book Series
author T. Sriwichailamphan
S. Sriboonchitta
A. Wiboonpongse
Y. Chaovanapoonphol
author_facet T. Sriwichailamphan
S. Sriboonchitta
A. Wiboonpongse
Y. Chaovanapoonphol
author_sort T. Sriwichailamphan
title Factors affecting good agricultural practice in pineapple farming in Thailand
title_short Factors affecting good agricultural practice in pineapple farming in Thailand
title_full Factors affecting good agricultural practice in pineapple farming in Thailand
title_fullStr Factors affecting good agricultural practice in pineapple farming in Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Factors affecting good agricultural practice in pineapple farming in Thailand
title_sort factors affecting good agricultural practice in pineapple farming in thailand
publishDate 2018
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