Product characteristic

Jujube has a long spindle form. Grade A weight of not less than 150 grams of sweet and not less than 13 percent Brix, Grade B is the average weight of 130-150 g were sweet grade for grade C The average weight of 110-130 grams. Good grades are the average weight of 90- 110 g, and final grade of less than 90 grams weight down and the third grade must have a sweet average of 12 percent Brix (deliynews August 7, 2009). It has a thin, edible skin surrounding whitish flesh of sweet, agreeable flavor. The single hard stone contains two seeds. The immature fruit is green in color, but as it ripens it goes through a yellow-green stage with mahogany-colored spots appearing on the skin as the fruit ripens further. The fully mature fruit is entirely red. Shortly after becoming fully red, the fruit begins to soften and wrinkle. The fruit can be eaten after it becomes wrinkled, but most people prefer them during the interval between the yellow-green stage and the full red stage. At this stage the flesh is crisp and sweet, reminiscent of an apple. Under dry conditions jujubes lose moisture, shrivel and become spongy inside. Tests in Russia indicate very high vitamin C content. It is claimed that 1-3 fruits provide a normal daily intake. It is also high in energy and minerals. The fruit has been used medicinally for millennia by many cultures. Our crop ripens in October to February.

4.2 Production

4.2.1 Location

NamRoo village Sridongyen sub district chaiprakran district in north of chiangmai province, 30 field that proper to grow in some province of the north and northeast I choose NamRoo village Sridongyen sub district Chaiprakran district in north of Chiangmai province can respond to need for plant Jujube Fresh Milk, the located on a mountain high an elevation of about 990 to 1,200 meters above sea level and the weather is very cold. The average temperature is about 25 degrees Celsius Minimum temperature at 2 degrees Celsius and a maximum at 32 degrees Celsius. Chaiprakran is surrounding Fang district in the north, Chiangdaw district in the west, Prawth district in the south that all in Chiangmai and Mai- suari district, Chiangfield province in the east and has highway 107 from center of Chaingmai to Mai-ai district that border with Chaingfield, on highway 107 at Fang district has highway 109 from Fang district to Chiangfield. For fieldn-fall from average since 1999 to 2009 about 1227.5 millimeter (Chiangmai City. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-04)

Rental fee: 5,000 per field, Quantity: 30 Field

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Picture 8 Location 4.2.2 Farm plan

Fill-Fresh use this plan because easy to collect product from plant, for the plant are far 5*5 meters for be convenient to manage in every thing because the plant has radian around 4 to 5 meter; in farm has road every 4 plants in horizontal that wild around 5 meters, can use truck on the road, and for reduce the labor because that so far away to take product for to another place; Pools has two pools that two pool has 2 pipe 3 inch to connection with them, and put the pump between them for make sure to pump can make pressure for sprinkle; has ground filed for do any activity around 5 meters multiple 8 meters, around 40 square meter.

4.2.3 Prepare Soil

Prepare soil before to plant by adjust landscape, dig pools for collect water, dig hold for plant and dig small channel for pipe to do irrigation

Adjust landscape use tractor to adjust that has cost 400 Baht per field and has 30 field,

total cost for tractor is 12,000 Baht

Pools use backhoe that has cost 800 Baht per hour, use for two pools are both wild 10

meter, long 35 meter and deep around 2 meter, around 30 hour for that, total cost is 24,000 Baht

Hold for plant have to dig 30X30 centimeter and each hold are has space around 5

meters, cost this are in labor cost

For water system, dig small channel to put pipe under landscape, cost this are in labor

cost

4.2.4 Water system

For water system will have pools that has from prepare soil first and put pump and small house for water pump other that has many pipe and sprinkle

Water pump Brand KKP Model KP200M Size 3 Inch Description • Power 2 HP @ 2400 Watts

Picture 12 Sprinkle SP1202

Picture 13 House for pump Pipe

Brand Tiger, because is sub company of The Siam Cement Group that can

guarantee the quality of product at low cost include

Model: - Long pipe 3”

- ½”, three way

- Drop three ways

- In and out twist joins

- Tools Sprinkle Brand Sprinkle-Thai Model SP1202 Description - Radius 8 to 12 meters

- Pressure 7 to 10 Liters per minutes

House

That house are small for protect from surrounding, building from steel be structure and use galvanized iron to be roof, for that all has cost amount 2,000 Baht

4.2.5 Sprout

For sprout will select that are between 11/2 to 2 month old, because if more than that root

of sprout will bind that plant are not strong, root has less area to find mineral are not spread. Other that will select that are look strong and do not has disease

4.2.6 Plant

Plant After select sprout follow upside, take to plant on land; first the hole for plants

are too prepared will lay with little manure and put sprout with soil; next will give water but not too much.

Maintain

Water always give by look the damp in soil if more do not give too much, if

little will give more it.

Fertilizer is manure; give 3 times per year that begin on March after cut

branch, on September after bloom and December for last time before second term of bloom.

Milk Compost For enrich fruit to have sweet taste use 2 times in each year,

first on September and December after bloom.

4.2.7 Harvest

Before harvest

- Make shaft because Jujube are brittle

- Cut out of some brunch for control volume product in fairly

- Give manure and milk fertilize

- Warp Jujube for protect from insect

- Cut out fruit that not complete and keep on in fairly

Harvest

Ripens it goes through a yellow-green stage with mahogany-colored spots appearing on the skin as the fruit ripens further and divide follow, Grade

A weight of not less than 150 grams of sweet and not less than 13 percent Brix, Grade B is the average weight of 130-150 g were sweet grade for grade C The average weight of 110-130 grams. Good grades are the average weight of 90-110 g, and final grade of less than 90 grams

After Harvest

- Will cut out of brunch over soil around 30 centimeters - Give manure for maintain plant to be healthy

Equipment for harvest Basket Brand: Tank Model: C86/001 Price: 220 Baht Amount: 1000 basket Total: 220,000 baht Truck Brand: ISUZU

Model: D-MAX Spark 2500 Price: 479,000 Baht

Picture 14 Basket C86/001

4.2.8 Labor

For labor use 6 people for 8 hours per day, and working in September to March in follow year, there are working in farm about production cost for paid is 171 Baht per day

4.2.9 Logistic

Manure and Milk Fertilizer has supplier that owner cow farm they can delivery to farm

that can support 25 farms in chaiprakran district area (Dairy Farms of Chaiprakarn Agricultural Cooperative. April 24, 2010)

4.2.10 Cost for pre production

Rent fee 150,000 Baht

Landscape 36,000 Baht

Water system 162,600 Baht

Basket 220,000 Baht

Sprout 15,200 Baht

Truck 479,000 Baht

Truck insurance 8,600 Baht

Water pump room 2,000 Baht

Total (Baht) 1,063,400 Baht

4.2.11 Cost for production

Rent fee 150,000 Baht per year

Labor 30,780 Baht per month

Fertilizer 76,000 Baht per times

Fertilizer Milk 30,400 Baht per times

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