Abstract:
The objectives of this research were 1) to study the cost and return of rubber sheet production and 2) to study the approaches for reducing cost and increasing profit of rubber sheet production of farmers in Lahansai District, Buriram Province. The population of the study was 249 farmers producing rubber sheet with simple random sampling. The research instrument was 5-rating scale questionnaire with 95% confidence interval.
The results revealed that, 1) in terms of cost and return of rubber sheet production, farmers earns an income from selling rubber sheet at 50,001 100,00 baht. The production cost was divided into variable cost at 5,350 baht per Rai and fixed cost at 3,505 baht per Rai. Most of the production cost was for fertilizer for soil improvement and sprayer and its accessories. Most farmers borrow money from Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives for planting. 2) In terms an approach of reducing cost and increasing profit of rubber sheet production, the farmers have chosen to increase market channel for increasing the profit of the production. On the other hand, they reduce the production cost by using the production resource efficiently and effectively. Also they reduce the cost machinery by keeping maintenance regularly. In addition, they reduce the cost of labor expenses by using the household labor mainly.