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Factors Affecting Swine Farmer's Decision On Selecting Waste Treatment Systems, Supawan Phupan, Kampanat Vijitsrikamol, Am-On Angsuratana

Applied Environmental Research

The objective of the study were to obtain 1) socioeconomic background of the swine farmers and their current waste treatment system used on farm; 2) the suitable and technically possible waste treatment system for the study site; and 3) factors affecting farmers' decision on selecting waste treatment system. The sample were drawn from 78 swine farmers in Sam Khwai Phueak Sub-district, Mueang District, Nakhon Pathom Province. The analytical tools of the study comprised descriptive statistics and a multinomial logit model for analyzing the factors affecting farmers' decision on selecting waste treatment system. The suitable and technically possible waste treatment systems, …