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.

The research aimed to study and develop handicraft products from elephant dung paper for community income generation in Changwat Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya and to compare the product satisfaction of the target group for the original style and the new one of elephant dung paper. The target group was composed of 143 tourists from other provinces and 143 local tourists. Both target groups would like to buy handicraft products from elephant dung paper and help generate community income in Changwat Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. Research tool used were questionnaire and data were analyzed by statistical percentage mean and mode. Questionnaire was used for the product attributes satisfaction evaluation of the target group including alternative evaluation process and comparison of product styles evaluation process. Data were analyzed by statistically percentage mean and t-test dependent sample. The results were as follows: 1. The target group chose the third style on 3 designs of handicraft products from elephant dung paper. 2. For the product attribute satisfaction of the target group it was found that the new style of handicraft product was more acceptable than the original one at a significance level of 0.05.

The Academic Treatise “The 1st RMUTP International Conference: Green Trends in Foods Crafts Fashion & Textiles” aims to collect and distribute academic papers from oral and poster presentation approved to be presented in the 1st RMUTP International Conference: Green Trends in Foods Crafts Fashion & Textiles held on 13-14 July 2009 at Novotel Hotel Bangkok.

The objectives of this work are to develop 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 farmers 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 information 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 farmer. 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.

This research aimed to study the marketing of handicrafts from sugar palm fiber and the strategies to enhance compatible marketing and study sugar palm fiber products market and analyze the competition to increase the potential in the handicraft market competition. The methodology used was qualitative research using identified sampling by interviewing the group leaders and the members of local community enterprises who produce handicrafts from sugar palm fiber in four areas in Amphur Sathing-Pha Songkhla Province. The result revealed that there were two kinds of products from sugar palm fiber: weaved and wickerwork and using the products as decorating items to create various style of handicrafts. The marketing of the products composed of selling in festivals made to order and consignment. The main compatible advantages were costing strategies differentiating and Niche or Focus strategy. The palm fiber entrepreneur has high opportunity to succeed due to the increasing potential competition ability. Further more promotion and OTOP products development can make value added to entrepreneurs for sustainability in competition.