The Problems and Need Help the Industry Frozen Shrimp SMEs

Abstract

The purposes of this study are to: 1) investigate problems related to basic factors in operating frozen shrimp industry based on the entrepreneurs’ points of view and the enterprises involved in this study were SMEs receiving  Thai Frozen Foods Association.  2) Compare the problems of the frozen shrimp industry according to their sizes of operation in  Thailand. Population in this study consisted of 137 managers from 137 frozen shrimp enterprises Thai Frozen Foods Association which 69 were small size and 68 were medium size . The data were analyzed to find percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and independent sample T-test with the significant hypothesis at .05.

The results revealed that the problems of the frozen shrimp industries of both size were in high level. The needs for government supporting were in high level. The comparison of the problems and the basic factors between the SMEs showed no statistically significant level. The problems that they mentioned included raw materials, labors, production, marketing, and the need for academic supporting from the government sector.