| Author | Dorjee, Ngodup |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no. HS-94-03 |
| Subject(s) | Pineapple industry--Thailand--Prachuap Khiri Khan
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| Note | A Research Study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Research studies project report ; no. HS-94-03 |
| Abstract | Pineapple production and canning Industry have been a leading
industry in Prachuab for the last two decades. This
unprecedented expansion of the industry has benefitted both the
farmers in Prachuab and also the country through export of canned
Pineapple. About 26% of the total households in the study area
and 60% of the industrial workers are dependent on this industry.
However, the comparative advantages like l ow wage labor and low
land rent it enjoyed over other Pineapple producing countries like
Hawaii, Taiwan and Malaysia are slowly but surely slipping to other
low wage countries.
This study has endeavored to analyze the problems facing the
pineapple production and canning industry in the study area and its
future prospects under three aspects namely production, marketing
and processing.
And it was found that the major problems of the industry lies not
as such with the processing rather it is with the production of the
fresh pineapple fruits. The major problems identified were in the
level of fertilizers application, hormoning, agricultural support
services and research.
After summarizing the major findings of the study, a set of
recommendations and areas requiring further study were identified.
Notes:
1. This Research Study was completed as part of the requirements
for the SPRING (Asia) Program. SPRING, an acronym for Spa tial
Planning for Regions in Growing Economies, is an M.Sc. program
jointly offered by AIT and the University of Dortmund,
Germany. Under the SPRING Program a Research Study carrying
12 credits, must be conceptualized and completed within only
one term, i.e., from 1st September 1993 to 31st August 1994.
Preferably, the topic should be related to the preceding
District Development Workshop. The SPRING Program thus
differs from other M.Sc programs at AIT where most students
write a thesis which spans at least eight months.
2. Professor Klaus R. Kunzmann (University of Dortmund, Germany)
attended the final examinations of the SPRING (Asia) students in August 1994. |
| Year | 1994 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Research studies project report ; no. HS-94-03 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Athapol Noomhorm; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Wickramanayake, B.W.E.;Demaine, Harvey ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Okumenisches Studentwerk (OSW )
Germany; |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1994 |