Development of Geographic Information System for Database Management in Natural Farming Group to Marketing of Agriculture Goods and Food Safe at Chaiyaphum Province

Abstract

           This research aims to 1) study and collect data on farmers who adhere to natural farming principles in Chaiyaphum Province, 2) develop a geographic information database system for natural farming groups to link agricultural product marketing and food safety, Chaiyaphum Province, and 3) study satisfaction using the Kasikorn Group's geographic information database system to connect the government with agricultural and food safety markets, Chaiyaphum Province. The target group is 30 people, comprising 15 farmers who produce safe agricultural products and 15 who come to use the services of the Chaiyaphum Green Market by purposive selection. The tool used in the research is the Geographic Information Database System of the Natural Agriculture Group, linking the marketing of agricultural products and food safety in Chaiyaphum Province and satisfaction questionnaires. Data were collected using questionnaires. Data were analyzed using statistics, mean, and standard deviation.

           The research results found that 1) data was studied and collected on farmers who adhered to natural farming principles in Chaiyaphum Province. It was found that from collecting data from 32 farmers, 148 products were used to design the information system structure. 2) The results of developing the information database system define three types of system users: general users, Farmers' section and the administrator section. The system has efficiency at a very appropriate level (  = 4.42, SD.= 0.52) , and 3) The results of the study of overall system user satisfaction were at a high level  ( = 4.41, SD.= 0.26).