Open AccessZONING FOR RAMBUTAN USING GEO-INFORMATICS IN CHANTHABURI PROVINCE, THAILAND
Author(s) -
Yupa Limsawad,
Chalongchai Babpraserth,
Thunya Taychasinpitak,
Sununtha Kingpaiboon Kingpaiboon
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural science, engineering, and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2164-0920
pISSN - 2158-8104
DOI - 10.54536/ajaset.v1i3.26
Subject(s) - zoning , rambutan , production (economics) , business , agricultural economics , computer science , economics , engineering , civil engineering , computer security , macroeconomics
Agro-economic zoning of agricultural commodity is undertaken in accordance with theobjectives of the agricultural economic act B.E. 2522. The objectives are to adjustrambutan production suitable for area potential as well as to increase efficiency ofproduction system, processing and marketing to be in high stability, and to increasecompetitiveness in the world market. The methodology is to apply new technology, socalled Geo-informatics, as a tool for agro-economic zoning. This technology includinggeographic information system-GIS, remote sensing-RS, and global positioning systemGPS has been proven and effective tool for spatial rambutan production zoning andplanning. The analysis for potential level of rambutan production zoning is undertakenby integrating the map of area suitability for rambutan production obtained from landallocation suitable for production target with important economic factors effecting toproduction system. The factors are : commodity demand and supply, production target,production source, production cost, farm gate price, production capability, and plantlocation (for processing factory) at district level. Percentage of weighting and otherconditions are different for each factor. The result obtained in this step is mapillustrating potential level for rambutan production zoning. The potential is devidedinto 2 levels including production potential area level 1 and production potential arealevel 2.