STUDY OF LEARNING CENTER EXTRACTION OF COLD PRESSED COCONUT OIL, LAN SAKA DISTRICT NAKHON SI THAMMARAT PROVINCE

Abstract

The purposes of this research article were 1) To study the development of a community enterprise group for farmers and fruit gardeners in Ban Ton Mamuang village, 2) To study the problems of the group's cold-pressed coconut oil extraction center in Lan Saka District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, 3) To study the process to create a learning network in the community for coconut oil extraction group. This research used qualitative tools, including a camera, observation notes, interview forms, and voice recorders. The main informants consisted of ten people, and the secondary informants consisted of five people. The results of the research found that: 1) The development for the formation of cold pressed coconut oil extraction center group in Lan Saka District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, consisted of 1) The group's formation stage; 2) The group's gathering stage; 3) The Product production stage within the group; 4) Group management process. 2) The group's conditions were indicated as follows: 1) The problems of production indicated that the equipment for extracting cold-pressed coconut oil was insufficient, and the number of ingredients was limited; 2) The problems of packaging found that the products could not have been produced as desired; 3) The marketing problems of the group indicated that the products were not produced as desired; 4) The management problems within the group. 3) The process of creating a learning network in the community of cold pressed coconut oil extraction center group in Lan Saka District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, consisted of  1) Moderation, 2) Reasonableness, 3) Self-immunity, 4) Knowledgeableness, and 5) Morality.  The guidelines for promoting occupation groups for business consisted of: 1) Promoting the economy in the community by supporting production budgets and letting people participate in production; 2) Promoting the marketing process with product management and expansion in order to make the products more engaging; 3) Promoting production by arranging the inheritance of local wisdom within the community for further community development.