Abstract:
This research aims to study the development of appropriate technology to create economic self-reliance of a rice noodles community, Sriburin ethnic group. Its purposes are 1)to study the technology and manufacturing process of rice noodles in Sriburin ethnic group 2) to find ways and forms of appropriate technology in the production of rice noodles according to the model communitys Sriburin and 3) to study the satisfaction of the appropriate technology of the rice noodles community with participation in Surin. The results are as follows:
Knowledge and technology of rice noodles in Srikhunhan village, Nonsung sub-district, Khunhan district, Srisaket province, was found that the production process applied suing instant rice flour, medium-sized kneading unit and medium-sized stranding unit, purchased at a price of 23,00 baht and its normal daily production capacity is approzimately 114-129 kg. The rice noodles production of Rat Niyom village, Khoktum sub-district, Prakhon Chai district, Buriram province, was found that manufacturing showed a mixture of rice flour and fermented rice according to customer requirements, the use of medium-sized kneading unit, the integration of knowledge and technology to create stranding unit by themselves which has a normal daily production about 80-100 kg. And the research result of the community in Thabthai village, Thmor sub-district, Prasat district, Surin province, was found that the production process in still traditional, small-sized kneading unit is used, and, most importantly, stranding unit has traditional form or can be called Feun or Pin which was created by the community and apply appropriately and has a normal daily production capacity around 40-50 kg.
From the Focus Group Discussion, the development of appropriate technology in rice noodles production of the model community is that there are both automatic and manual stranding unit of colorful rice noodles, and the advantage is that it can squeeze to produce rice noodles strand from 1-4 colors. The stranding unit is made by materials which are affordable or available locally, has appropriate size and weight, can be easily repaired and maintained, can be rerated or developed by the community themselves, and is easily use and appropriate for the production. The development and creation of these 2 kinds of the colorful rice noodles stranding units are for all the three ethnic groups producers to choose and use appropriately.
The overall and partial assessment of 10 experts toward the colorful rice noodles stranding unit shows that the experts satisfaction toward the automatic stranding unit is at a high level (x̅ =3.97), while the highest satisfaction is qualified to the advantage of its operation (x̅ =4.1) followed by the advantage of its material (x̅ =3.86) and the physical advantage (x̅ =3.78), respectively. Regarding the satisfaction toward the manual stranding unit, the overall and partial assessment of the experts show a high level of satisfaction (x̅ =4.23), while the highest satisfaction is qualified to the advantage of its work (x̅ =4.44), followed by the advantage of its material (x̅ =4.14), the physical advantage (x̅ =4.12), and the advantage of its process (x̅ =4.1), respectively. On the other hand, the satisfaction assessment of 165 people from the rice noodles community in Surin shows the overall satisfaction with colorful rice noodles at a high level (x̅ =3.98), and the samples show same high level of satisfaction in all topics toward the colorful rice noodles. The samples show the highest satisfaction toward the appetizing look of the colorful rice noodles (x̅ =4.13), followed by the colorful rice noodles which are barely seen in the same chunk the first time (x̅ =4.12), and the colors should by colors from nature (x̅ =4.10)