ENHANCING BANANA PROCESSING AND CREATING ADDED VALUE THROUGH INNOVATION EXPANSION AND TECHNOLOGY TO GENERATE INCOME FOR THE COMMUNITY OF CHUM PHAE BANANA PROCESSING GROUP, CHUM PHAE DISTRICT, KHON KHAN PROVINCE

Abstract

The objective of this research is to enhance the processing and value added of bananas by expanding innovation and technology, and to generate income for the community. Chum Phae Subdistrict, Chum Phae District, Khon Kaen Province. A quantitatively used tool querying the income of members of the group before the start of the project and after the completion of the project. Qualitative are interviews, focus group, brainstorming about current conditions. Problems ,Needs and satisfaction Questionnaires on the adoption of innovation and technology to scale up The population was specifically selected from the Research project on the expansion of innovation and ready to use technology for grinding and high quality frying powder and drying from 30 rice processing groups in Chai Sor subdistrict, Chum Phae district, Khon Kaen province who transferred innovation and drying technology, and all banana processing groups in Chum Kha subdistrict who wished to apply for innovation and technology expansion 50 case. The result showed that 64% of the Chum Phae banana processing group was female, with the average age of 60-65 years old, and 54% had high school education 60% are engaged in gardening 74% have a monthly income of 3,000-6,000 baht/month with an area of 150 rai of banana cultivation. 80% percent of banana are bananas. Receiving and adapting assistive technology is The dryer made the Chum Phae banana processing group to understand how to manage business to create added value and revenue upstream, midstream and downstream.