Technology transfers to villagers
In total 206 villagers including 18 school teachers and 7 agricultural staffs were trained in Doi Tung, Doi
Mae Salong, and Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai (Figure 4). The school teachers did not practice bamboo
caterpillars in their schools due to lack of bamboo species. Subsequently, agricultural staffs also did not practice.
Figure 4. Number of participants in bamboo caterpillars rearing training.
Number of trainees
Twenty-five out of 206 (12.1%) villagers were reared bamboo caterpillars. Seventeen (68%) were in Doi
Tung and 8 (32%) were in Doi Mae Salong. The numbers of villagers participated bamboo caterpillar rearing training
in Doi Mae Salong were higher (66.8%) than Doi Tung (7.5%). But the number of bamboo caterpillar rearers were
lower (3.5%) in Doi Mae Salong compared to (7.5%) Doi Tung (Figure 5). It is because, the bamboo species, which
bamboo caterpillars eat, were not presented in Doi Mae Salong.
Figure 5. Numbers of villagers rearing bamboo caterpillars in Doi Tung and Doi Mae Salong
