Traceability Model for Growing Food Safety in Community using RFID Technology.

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: 1) to develop the traceability model for growing food safety in community using RFID technology 2) to evaluate the consistency of traceability model with Good Agricultural Practices: GAP. The samples used in the research were farmers in Thap Nam community, Bang Pahan District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, a total of 30 cases from purposive sampling method. Research instruments were 1) the traceability model 2) the evaluation form for consistency evaluated of traceability model with Good Agricultural Practices: GAP.

The results of the research were as follows:

           1) Traceability model for growing food safety in community using RFID technology consists of 3 parts as follows: Part A : the system administrators were able to add, delete, edit farmers information, farms information, products information, chemical usage information, planting plan information, Farmers’ activity information, customer information, administrator information and other relevant information. Part B: the farmers were able to use the system to add, delete and to edit all information as mentioned above. Part C: the customers or consumers were able to inspect the food safety plantation procedure and traceability process of food safety products of Thap Nam community before purchasing.

            2). The results of confirm factor analysis of traceability model for growing food safety in community using RFID technology and the Good Agricultural Practices(GAP) found that the components of the traceability model that surveys from samples. Which consists of 9 components, with the water source being the most factor loading of 0.81, followed by the keeping and transportation of the produce within the plot was 0.72, personal hygiene was 0.66, the planting area was 0.61, Harvesting and postharvest equal to 0.54, safety production was equal to 0.52, production process management was equal to 0.43, data logging was 0.37 and the use of pesticides in agriculture was 0.36 respectively. Therefore, it can be concluded that the traceability model for growing food safety in community using RFID technology able to comply with the Good Agricultural Practices Standards (GAP) and can be used to meet the needs of users and consumers who want to trace the growing food safety in community with effectively.