An Economic Evaluation of the Direct Use of Sago Palm in Phatthalung Province and Trang Province

Abstract

  This research aims to study an economic evaluation of the direct use of Sago Palm in
Phatthalung Province and Trang Province. The study methods were divided into 2 parts. Part 1,studying parts of Sago Palm which the villagers harvest to utilize. Part 2, studying the quantity of Sago Palm. It was found that three parts of Saga Palm (leaf, trunk and leaf surface) were used. The most beneficial use (251,130 kg per year) was the leaf of Sago Palm which cost 3,233,400 baht per year.