DEVELOPMENT OF A DIGITAL DATABASE SYSTEM TO ENHANCE MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY FOR CASSAVA FARMERS IN LOEI PROVINCE

Abstract

Cassava is a significant economic crop in Loei Province, with a production value of 1,506.69 million baht, cultivated across 178,639.72 rai. However, cassava farmers continue to face challenges such as limited knowledge in enhancing productivity, absence of systematic digital databases, and failure to record production costs, resulting in inefficient production management that adversely impacts farmers' income. This research aims to: 1) develop a digital database system for cassava farmers in Loei Province; 2) evaluate the system's effectiveness in enhancing farm management efficiency; and 3) assess user satisfaction with the system for improving production and farm management. The system was developed as a web application using PHP, Bootstrap Framework, and MySQL database management system. Expert evaluation by five specialists yielded an overall mean score of 4.38 (SD = 0.31), indicating the highest performance level. User satisfaction assessment by 60 farmers showed an overall mean score of 4.49 (SD = 0.54), also at the highest level.

            The findings demonstrate that the developed digital database system exhibits high performance and achieves the highest level of user satisfaction. The system can be effectively implemented to enhance farm management efficiency for cassava farmers in Loei Province.