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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Sustain.
Sec. Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Volume 5 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/frsus.2024.1399528

A hydroponic vegetable business management approach in holistic good agricultural practices (GAP) in Thailand

Provisionally accepted
Ponkamon Ruploet Ponkamon Ruploet 1kathanyoo kaewhanam kathanyoo kaewhanam 2*Sayan P Phansoomboon Sayan P Phansoomboon 3Anan Piriyaphattarakit Anan Piriyaphattarakit 4
  • 1 Faculty of Liberal Arts, Kalasin University, Kalasin, Thailand
  • 2 Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Kalasin University, Kalasin, Thailand
  • 3 Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Kalasin University, Kalasin, Thailand
  • 4 Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research, Pathumthani, Thailand

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    Good agricultural practices (GAP) are guidelines for farming to produce good-quality products that meet specified standards and make the most of resources. The objective was to study the problems and conditions of success in implementing a holistic system of good agricultural practices in hydroponic vegetable business management and strengthen the efficiency of the management of the safe agricultural standard system policy in Thailand. In this study, qualitative research methodology was used. The research was conducted using in-depth interviews, semi-structured interviews, and observations. Intermediaries and consumers in Thailand: there are 36 people. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics. The results of the study revealed the problems and conditions for the implementation are government policies that are not conducive to implementation, and farmers lack the knowledge to put them into practice seriously. Farmers leading the implementation must understand and learn the methods. The first step is to ensure proper and safe farming standards. As a result, the knowledge gained can be used. This includes preparing and developing farmers, producers, and entrepreneurs to gain knowledge and produce quality agricultural products. To be a tool to control and promote products, managing agricultural production quality. Maintenance of post-certification standards: GAP for crops outlines policies, benchmarks, and audit processes that adhere to international standards. Suggestion: Cooperation from all pertinent sectors, from upstream to downstream, is necessary for the implementation of a sound agricultural practice system. to significantly improve Thailand's agricultural standards.

    Keywords: Good agricultural practices (GAP), Safe Agriculture System, hydroponic, business strategy, Agricultural policy

    Received: 12 Mar 2024; Accepted: 04 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Ruploet, kaewhanam, Phansoomboon and Piriyaphattarakit. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: kathanyoo kaewhanam, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Kalasin University, Kalasin, Thailand

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