Abstract
Problem statement: This research was conducted due to an increase of agricultural machinery cost for rice production (46.00%) of farmers in Phichit province. Based on an analysis of cost reduction using the method of John Deere, it was found that this may decrease from 46.00-28.50% of the total cost. Thus, there was a question how to mange the agricultural machinery. The objective of this research was to investigate the pattern of managerial administration of farming machinery for rice production, Phichit province. Approach: Research methodology in this research had many steps: In-depth interview with rice farmer members and farmer institution executives having good practice; an analysis of internal and external factors concerning about the managerial administration of rice farmer group; public hearing forum of stakeholders on rice farmer group management and the investigation of decision-making on the selection of management strategies. Descriptive statistics and Pearson co-efficient relation were used in this research. Results: Findings showed that there were four models of the managerial administration of agricultural machinery as follows: External hiring, co-investment, networking and participatory maintenance. For the management of farmer group, it should be in the form of networking connecting each sub-group. Also, it should have a coordination center for the planning of agricultural machinery, capital and welfare management. The management was dependent on three groups of strategies: (1) strategy a-the improvement of the managerial administration structure and grouping concept base; (2) strategy b-the development of potential and quality of the managerial administration and (3) strategy c-the creation of atmosphere in the participatory managerial administration of agricultural machinery, respectively. Conclusion: The implementation based on this model caused the farmers have confidence, unity and systematic working and power on the persuasions for group activity participation more than ever.
Highlights
At present, rice production cost of farmers in Phichit province is increased due to the use of agricultural machinery in place of workforce
Each rice farmer prefers to buy their own agricultural machinery causing accumulated debts. They don’t mind the model of joint machinery ownership for the reduction of rice production cost (Edwards, 2001). This problem led to the objective of this research which sought to find pattern of managerial administration of farming machinery for rice production in Phichit province
The objectives of this research aimed to investigate the following: (1) agricultural machinery cost for rice production; (2) factors related to the managerial administration of agricultural machinery and (3) the model construction and development of the managerial model construction and development of the managerial administration of agricultural machinery leading to the development of the energy reduction method of the agricultural machinery for rice production of the farmers
Summary
Rice production cost of farmers in Phichit province is increased due to the use of agricultural machinery in place of workforce. Based on the method of Deere (1992); Intharasanti and Satjawewan (2008) assessment of energy expenses on agricultural machinery in cropping year 2007-2008, it was found that the energy expenses comprised water pumping, soil preparing, harvesting, threshing, rice seed transporting and yield selling which was 46 percent of the total expenses. This was considered to be higher than other expenses on rice production. The objectives of this research aimed to investigate the following: (1) agricultural machinery cost for rice production; (2) factors related to the managerial administration of agricultural machinery and (3) the model construction and development of the managerial model construction and development of the managerial administration of agricultural machinery leading to the development of the energy reduction method of the agricultural machinery for rice production of the farmers
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