Abstract:
This research is aimed to 1. Collect, summarize and synthesize the body of knowledge in teak plantation; 2.Create an information system to preserve teak planting wisdom; 3. Develop an information system to promote the marketing of teak products to increase commercial opportunities. The research population focuses on planters, entrepreneurs and forest plant owners in Mae Taeng and Doi Saket District in Chiang Mai Province and Makhuea Chae Subdistrict, Muang District in Lamphun Province. To conduct the research, interviews, observations and data collection were used as research instruments to gather information from teak planters and teak plantation owners. In addition, the theory of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) was applied in the analysis of information technology systems. For statistics used in this research, the researchers used the percentage to describe general data in the study. Also, the mean was used to report the average learning achievement of the participants. The results of data collection by interviewing the teak planters from Mae Taeng, Makhuea Chae, and Doi Saket Forest Plantation are facts related to teak plantation, such as information about teak from planting to taking care of the plant to thrive and laws and government actions to facilitate teak planters and sellers. Moreover, the researchers summarized the body of knowledge and made it into media in both document and digital format. Furthermore, two information systems, Information System for Conservation of Teak Planting Wisdom and Information System for Promoting the Marketing of Teak Products, have been developed as the results of this research. From the questionnaire on the interest in using the information systems, it was found that 70 percent of the sample group wanted to use the Information System for Conservation of Teak Planting Wisdom, and 80 percent wanted to use the Information System for Promoting the Marketing of Teak Products. The main problem of the respondents was the lack of skills and knowledge in the use of information technology. Therefore, the researchers conducted user training and collected training results. It was found that the ability to use the systems of users before and after the training were significantly different. After training, the trainees have increased knowledge and understanding, which depicts the achievement in developing innovative information systems.