Economic Value of Local Vegetables in Ban Pha Yang Community,Tha Ngio Sub-district, Muang District, Nakhon Sri Thammarat Province

Abstract

        The purpose of this research was to determine the utilization levels and economic value of Local vegetables. The survey conduct to explore vegetable species health benefits and to measure their economic values. The interviews and questionnaire were administered with 166 in formats. The results revealed that these were 36 local vegetable species : 18 of them were for household consumption and half of them were for consumption and distribution. The total value was 4,863,235 Bath per year or 29,297 Bath per household per year.