Development of Thai hand made paper from sugar cane leaves for handicraft and package

Abstract

The project "Development of Thai hand made paper from sugar cane

leaves for handicraft and package" aims to study the technique of making

paper from sugar cane leaves, to make the prototype products made from

the developed paper, and then transfer the technology to the selected

groups. The study included 5 steps: (1) select the target group of 60

people from sugar cane fanners, community enterprise group, and

general public in Lopburi province, (2) make the prototype products and

present to public, (3) prepare the tools for transferring the technology,

(4) transfer the developed technology, and (5) evaluation and statistical

analysis including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The general infonnation of the 60 trained people can be summarized as

follows: 80.00 % is female, 26.67 % is 31-40 years old, and 40.00 % is

sugar cane fanner. The objectives, content, activities, and training method

were evaluated to be the best suitable. The structure of the course was

found to be the most suitable. More over, the materials, training

documents, and place were rated to be the most suitable to the best

suitable.