Transfer of Technology and Application of Internet of Things (IoT) for Plant Watering Control Application to Leverage Model Farm to Community Agriculture Business: A Case Study of Model Farm in the Royal Initiative Project, “Khok Nong Na Model” at King Prajadhipok's Camp, Mueang District, Songkhla Province

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to: 1)  transfer the technology and application of internet of things (IoT) for plant watering control application to leverage model farm to community agriculture business, 2)  examine the applications of the internet of things (IoT) for plant watering control application to leverage  model farm to community agriculture business, and 3) study the users’ satisfaction on the transfer of technology and application of the internet of things (IoT) for plant watering control application to leverage model farm to community agriculture business. This research was designed as quantitative and qualitative studies using exploratory research methods. The target group consisted of 30 individuals purposively selected from the farm management, farmers in the community, and community enterprises. The research was conducted between December 2023 and June 2024 at the model farm. The research tools included the technology application questionnaires and the technology transfer satisfaction questionnaires analyzed by descriptive statistics, i.e., percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

The results of the study were as follows: 1) the results of the quality assessment of transfer the technology and an application of the internet of things (IoT) for plant watering control application to leverage model farm to community agriculture business and the process of transferring knowledge about technology was overall at the highest level. 2) The results of the transfer for the technology and an application of the internet of things (IoT) for plant watering control application to leverage model farm to community agriculture business as a test case between January and April 2024 was overall at the highest level. 3) The results of the satisfaction assessment of the transfer for the technology and an application of the internet of things (IoT) for plant watering control application to leverage model farm to community agriculture business was overall at the highest level.