| Author | Roongnapa Charoenrudtana |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no. HS-85-08 |
| Subject(s) | Agriculture, Cooperative--Thailand--Rayong
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| Note | A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The lowly developed Kham-Thale-So Agricultural Co-operative is located in Nakorn Ratchasima Province and Muang Rayong Agricultural Co-operative is located in Rayong Province. Most of the members have a low household income and they are lowly educated. Their level of satisfaction in terms of co-operative activities and the benefits that they have received from the cooperative are high. They also display a high level of satisfaction with the board of directors and other persons in their co-operatives. The members of Muang Rayong Agricultural Co-operative revealed a better knowledge and more positive attitudes as compared to Kham-Thale-So. This research has ; recommended that there should be more frequent training and 'monitoring of results with the emphasis on structure, rights u responsibility, meaning and objectives of the co-operative There should be better media coverage to explain these aspects o Training of capable local leaders should be done on a rotation basis. Further research is needed to touch on the role of housewives as confidantes of their husbands and the critical conditions to start a co-operative should be studied. |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Tips, Walter E. J.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Weber, Karl E. ;Demaine, Harvey ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Federal Republic of Germany ; |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1985 |