TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iii
ABSTRACT (IN THAI) iv
ABSTRACT (IN ENGLISH)
vi
LIST OF TABLES xi
LIST OF FIGURES xv
ABBREVIATIONS xvi
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background, Setting and Statement of the Problem 1 1.2 Purposes of the study 4 1.3 Hypotheses of the study 4 1.4 Application advantages 4 1.5 Scope of the study 4
1.6 Conceptual Framework 6
1.7 Definition of terms 7
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 History and Background of dairy farming in Thailand
and upper northern, Thailand 10 2.2 Situation of raw milk production in Thailand
and upper northern, Thailand 14 2.3 Limitation and obstacle of occupation development
of dairy farmer in Thailand 24 2.4 Concept and Theory about cooperative system 35
2.5 Concept and Theory of management 46 2.6 Concept and Theory of motivation 51 2.7 Concept and Theory concerning decision making process 56 2.8 Concept and Theory concerning occupation revolution
and adaptation 61
2.9 Concept concerning development 66 2.10 Concept of participation 67 2.11 Associate research 71 CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Methods 81
3.2 Population and Sampling 82 3.3 Variable and Measurement 89
3.3.1 Rating score of variables and action with data 94 3.4 Research Instrument 98
3.5 Collecting Data 99
3.6 Validity and Reliability of instruments 100
3.7 Data Analysis 101
CHAPTER 4 RESULTS
4.1 Dairy cooperative’s management process: Member-level 4.1.1 Personal basic factors, economical factors, social factors
and dairy farming operation factors of dairy farmer in
Upper Northern Thailand 106 4.1.2 Factors influencing to dairy cooperative’s management
process in considering to representative of dairy farmers in
Upper Northern Thailand 281 4.2 Dairy cooperative’s management process: Organization-level
4.2.1 Analysis of status of dairy cooperative and milk factories
in Upper Northern Thailand 310
4.2.2 Dairy cooperative’s management process in considering to representative of dairy farmer who concerning promotion of dairy farming in Upper Northern Thailand 328 4.3 Dairy cooperative’s management process in Upper Northern
Thailand 356
4.4 Suggestion for dairy cooperative’s management process in
Upper Northern Thailand 367
CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION
5.1 Conclusion 385
5.2 Discussion 393
5.3 Suggestion towards proper and efficient management process of dairy cooperatives in Upper Northern Thailand 401 5.4 Suggestion from this study 408 5.5 Suggestion for further study 413 REFERENCES 414 APPENDICES
APPENDIX A History of dairy cooperatives joined in
focus group discussion 427 APPENDIX B Research Questionnaire 432
APPENDIX C Guideline of questions for focus group discussion 449 APPENDIX D Application for Operative training
(SWOT Analysis) 452
APPENDIX E The in-depth interview question 459
CURRICULUM VITAE 463
LIST OF TABLES
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2.1 Number of dairy cattle and farmer of Thailand since 2005 - 2008. 14 2.2 Rate of milk production, production cost, purchase price and
reward from raw milk selling since 2001-2008. 15 2.3 Raw milk demand, raw milk production and ready to drink milk
consuming rate since 2001 – 2009 16 3.1 Summarizes of sampling of dairy farmers who continue doing
dairy farming from dairy farming size in upper northern Thailand. 84 3.2 Summarizes of sampling of dairy farmers who quit dairy farming
in upper northern Thailand. 86
3.3 Summarizes of sampling dairy cooperative for focus group discussion 87 Group 1: Farmers who still earn a living by dairy farming and are member
of dairy cooperative
4.1 Gender 106
4.2 Age 107
4.3 Level of education 109
4.4 Experience in dairy farming 110 4.5 Period on membership of dairy cooperative 111 4.6 Knowledge in dairy farming 114 4.7 Level of practice in dairy farming 121 4.8 Number of family members (include farmer) 123 4.9 Number of labours for dairy farming 124 4.10 Total Outstanding debts (approximately) 126 4.11 Occupying in dairy cooperative position 127 4.12 Occupying in social position 128 4.13 Level of participation in various activities of dairy cooperative 131
4.14 Acquire information about dairy farming from various media
(number of time per month) 134 4.15 Communication with officer concerning dairy farming
(number of time per month) 136 4.16 Size of dairy cooperative 137 4.17 Style of dairy farming 138 4.18 Dairy farming standard recognized from DLD 139 4.19 Number of dairy replacement (calf, growing cattle, heifer) in farm 140 4.20 Number of dairy (milking dairy and dry dairy) in farm 141 4.21 Capability on milk production of dairy (kg. / dairy / day) 142 4.22 Purchase price of raw milk (Baht / kg.) 144 4.23 Farm land owning for dairy farming 145 4.24 Size of area for planting feeding plant 146 4.25 Cognizance in operating of dairy cooperative 149 4.26 Satisfaction to dairy cooperative operation 154 4.27 Satisfaction in operation of government officer concerning
dairy farming 158
4.28 Satisfaction in earn a living by dairy farming 162 4.29 Opinion of dairy farmer in career succession of their child 164 4.30 Problems and obstacle in dairy farming 168 4.31 Level of problems and obstacle in dairy farming (physical aspect) 172 4.32 Level of problem and obstacle in dairy farming (economic aspect) 175 4.33 Level of problem and obstacle in dairy farming (social aspect) 178 4.34 Level of problem and obstacle in dairy farming (farm operating aspect) 181 4.35 The decision to continue doing dairy farming in the future 182 4.36 Farmers’ need any assistance in dairy farming 183 4.37 Farmers’ need any training from agency concerning dairy farming 184 4.38 The comparison of farmers’ personal basic factors, economic factors,
social factors and farm operating factors which continue doing
dairy farming from dairy cooperative size in upper northern Thailand 185 4.39 Mean and standard deviation of variables that are applied for Stepwise
Multiple Regression Analysis 192
4.40 Relation between variables that are analyzed by Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis when the decision to continue doing dairy farm of the farmers serves as a dependent variable (Y) 194 4.41 Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis of factors influencing to dairy farmers’ decision to continue doing dairy farming 199 Group 2: Farmers who quit dairy farming and used to be a member of the
dairy cooperative
4.42 Gender 200
4.43 Age 201
4.44 Level of education 203
4.45 Experience in dairy farming 204 4.46 Christian Era which dairy farmer decided quit dairy farming 205 4.47 Knowledge in dairy farming 207 4.48 Level of practice in dairy farming 214 4.49 Number of family members (include farmer) 216 4.50 Number of labours for dairy farming 217 4.51 Feature of dairy farming in the past 218 4.52 Total Outstanding debts (after decided quit dairy farming) 219 4.53 Occupying in dairy cooperative position 220 4.54 Occupying in social position 221 4.55 Level of participation in various activities of dairy cooperative 224 4.56 Acquire information about dairy farming from various medias
(number of time per month) 227 4.57 Communication with officer concerning dairy farming
(number of time per month) 229 4.58 Size of dairy cooperative 231
4.59 Style of dairy farming 231
4.60 Number of dairy replacement (calf, growing cattle, heifer) in farm 232 4.61 Number of dairy (milking dairy and dry dairy) in farm 234 4.62 Capability on milk production of dairy (kg. / dairy / day) 235 4.63 Purchase price of raw milk (Baht / kg.) 236
4.64 Farm land owning for dairy farming 238 4.65 Size of area for pasture 239 4.66 Cognizance in operating of dairy cooperative 242 4.67 Satisfaction to dairy cooperative operation 247 4.68 Satisfaction in operation of government officer concerning
dairy farming 251
4.69 Satisfaction in earn a living by dairy farming 255 4.70 Problems and obstacle in dairy farming 260 4.71 Level of problem and obstacle in dairy farming (physical aspect) 264 4.72 Level of problem and obstacle in dairy farming (economic aspect) 267 4.73 Level of problem and obstacle in dairy farming (social aspect) 270 4.74 Level of problem and obstacle in dairy farming (farm operating aspect) 273 4.75 The comparison of farmers’ personal basic factors, economic factors,
social factors and farm operating factors which quit dairy farming from dairy cooperative size in upper northern Thailand 274 4.76 Comparison of strength, weakness, opportunity and threat of dairy
cooperative of upper northern Thailand 322 4.77 Comparison of strength, weakness, opportunity and threat of milk
factories in upper northern Thailand 325 4.78 Problems and obstacles of management process of dairy cooperatives
in upper northern Thailand 364 4.79 Suggestion to dairy cooperative’s management process contributing
to occupation development of dairy farmers in upper northern Thailand in considering to representative of dairy farmers who concerning
promotion of dairy farming 366
LIST OF FIGURES
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2.1 Present dairy industry structure of Thailand 17 2.2 Pattern of present dairy industry management 18 2.3 Conceptual of proceeding to solve efficient farm management
and raw milk production in upper northern Thailand 34 2.4 Sample of Dairy Cooperative management structure 44 2.5 Management Process comprise of 4 related duties 49
2.6 Motivation Process
52
2.7 Hierarchy Needs of Motivation theory of Maslow 55 2.8 Pattern of Decision Making Process 58 2.9 Variety emotion state which are reason for adaptation 63 4.1 Factors influencing to diary cooperative’s management process
in the considering to representative of dairy farmers in
upper northern Thailand 309
4.2 Process of planning of large and medium dairy cooperatives 329 4.3 Example of organizational structure of large and medium
dairy cooperatives 336
4.4 Example of organizational structure of a small dairy cooperative 337 4.5 Suggestions toward proper and effective management process of
dairy cooperatives in upper northern Thailand 384 5.1 Application of sufficiency economy philosophy 412
ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS
The researcher determined the abbreviations and symbols in this study as follow:
Abbreviation and Symbol Mean
1. LDC Large Dairy Cooperative 2. MDC Medium Dairy Cooperative 3. SDC Small Dairy Cooperative
4. DPO Dairy Farming Promotion Organization of Thailand
5. DLD Department of Live stock Development 6. CPD Cooperative Promotion Department 7. CAD Cooperative Auditing Department 8. GMP Good Manufacturing Practice 9. No. Number or Frequency
10. S.D. Standard Deviation 11. X Arithmetic mean
12. % Percentage
