ThailandTotal population
Literacy rate
Smart phone use frequency
Majority of Residents
3. Majority of residents
Smart phone primary users
Farmers, producers, rural household residents, service providers, traders and youth
Mobile broadband coverage
Strong
4. Strong
Mobile internet use frequency
Majority
3. Majority
Mobile internet primary users
Farmers, producers, rural household residents, service providers, traders and youth
Main purpose(s) of internet use by village residents (at least once a month)
Checking information of market, price, and weath er; registering with government agencies; government services; specialized services such as vaccination, land registry, passport, certifications, social media platforms; social and community activities and programs; and on-line payments to business and service providers.
Main social medial tools (or platforms) used by village residents
Mainstream social media platforms, LINE
Social media platforms use for marketing, commercial, data exchange or other services or types of activities (what, by whom and frequency)
mainstram social media platform
Main livelihood occupations (crop types, fish, livestock, agrifood, etc.) practiced by village residents
Main farming activities
Farmer
Main agri food activities
Trading
Value addition
Other livelihood activities (outside farming)
Digital solutions available (or used) in Village (or by local residents)
1. LINE
2. Government e-services
3. IoT technology for controlling temperature and water
4. DOAE Market and Thai Rice Farmer Application
5. Shopee, Lazada Application
6. mainstram social media platform
Featured Digital Solution
Name
IoT technology for controlling temperature and water
Name of Lead Developer/supplier (and partners)
Lead developer category
Delivery type
Internet of Things (sensors, apps)
Mobile app
Primary users
Farmers
Number of users/subscribers (at village/local area level)
Development stage category and description
Commercial stage (limited use)
Commercial stage (limited use)
Digital category
Digital Agriculture
Indicate if the highlighted "top digital solution" is linked to (or part of) government, private, or multi-partner initiative, project or programme
Government initiative - subsidized by DEPA
Main issues, needs, or priorities faced (or expressed) by villagers in accessing, and/or using digital solutions, services, or innovations (examples: reliability/strength/slow internet connection; access through local language; lack of adatpation to needs; urgently needed services not available, accessible, affordable, etc....)
The village residents have access to mobile telephony but lack awareness of digital services readily accessible locally (and require digital literacy and dedicated training programs). Several digital innovations are widely used, but more training and capacity development are needed to expand use.
Other relevant information, data, statistics, links, application history etc.
The digital service is the IoT technology for controlling temperature and water in the mushroom house. The technology developer is private company and technology development is in the commercial stage. The IoT technology is partially subsidized by DEPA and it is a stand alone platform, which can access through a group membership. It requires a single initial tutorial to enable use and functionality, and intensive training on software and application and hardware. Smart greenhouses can control the quality and quantity of mushrooms better than natural ones, and can yield more quantities compared to the average electricity cost of about 2,000 baht / month,and provides more profit than natural greenhouses. Although more profitable, but the cost of housing and the IoT system is very high with the cost of IoT in total about 310,000 baht/house.