Increasing the Production Capacity of Curry Paste Ingredients through Organic Halalan Toyyiban Agriculture by Community Enterprises in Pattani Province

Abstract

This research aims to: 1) survey information on members involved in cultivating ingredients for curry paste; 2) expand cultivation areas, increase the number of seedlings, as well as the quantity and quality of raw materials; and 3) reduce production costs and increase income from cultivating curry paste ingredients compared to traditional community-based production. The sample groups in this study include: 1) Ban Tha Dan Community Enterprise for Curry Past, 2) Ban Chang Sufficiency Economy Community Enterprise for Curry Paste, 3) Muang Tia Health-Conscious Herbal Curry Paste Community Enterprise, and 4) Sorong Agricultural Innovation Community Enterprise. The research tools included questionnaires, interviews, and observation forms. Data analysis utilized descriptive statistics to summarize the data obtained from the sample groups, and the characteristics of the data were presented in tables and charts, including mean and percentage.

The research findings revealed that: 1) Ban Tha Dan Community Enterprise had the highest number of members, with 20 individuals, followed by Ban Chang, Muang Tia, and Sorong groups with 11, 10, and 7 members, respectively. Ban Tha Dan also had the largest average cultivation area, followed by Ban Chang, Muang Tia, and Sorong groups. 2) The project expanded the cultivation areas for members by 13.45%-17.11%, with Sorong group increasing its cultivation area by 48%. The main crops cultivated were galangal, lemongrass, turmeric, and chili. Additionally, efforts were made to promote the cultivation of crops that were scarce in each area, such as turmeric in Ban Tha Dan, lemongrass in Ban Chang, chili in Muang Tia, and both galangal and lemongrass in Sorong group, resulting in an increase in the number of seedlings. 3) Members’ income increased by 91.79%, 14.10%, 4.16%, and 3.15%, respectively. Moreover, all groups managed to reduce production costs by 48%-58.35%, leading to a net profit increase of 10.7%-35.73%. Sorong group experienced the highest net profit increase from selling raw materials at 126.86%.