Abstract:
The research on risk factor analysis of durian supply chain for export in Chanthaburi province aims to study 1) supply chain structure of fresh durian for export in Chanthaburi Province 2) study the risk factors occurring in the durian supply chain in Chanthaburi province. 3) propose risk management strategies in the durian supply chain export. Researcher applied the in-depth interviews together with respondents who were involved in the Durian export supply chain in Chanthaburi to complete the questionnaires. Hence, the results of the interview provided information about the stakeholder involved in the durian supply chain exporting from upstream to downstream by focusing on exporting to China market only.
The analysis of risk factor identification in the Durian export supply chain in Chanthaburi province revealed that there are ten types of risk divided into 29 risk factors. The results of risk assessment of risk factors of three stakeholders in Durian export supply chain including farmer, collectors and exporters shown that the first priority risks factors are weather related risks, price risk, logistics and infrastructure risk, policy risk, labor related risks and production risk. The researcher proposes risk management strategies of risk factor consisting of risk reduction strategy, risk acceptance, risk avoidance and risk sharing