Government Perspectives & Policies: Thai Higher Agriculture Education,

Scientific Research and Extension Priorities amidst National Environment/Sustainability

and Capacity Development Challenges

Mr.Supanart Ketcharoen Director of Agricultural Extension Research & Development Division

Department of Agricultural Extension - DOAE

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives - MOAC

20 March 2015 @ CUSAR, Bangkok

Topics’ Talk

• Changing Situation in Thailand

• Changing & Agriculture Development

• Agricultural Extension: AE

• Agriculture Sustainability Learning Center

CHANGING SITUATION IN THAILAND

Credited to Dr.Wanchat Suwankitti, NESDB

Challenges

CHANGING & AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT

MOAC Food Security Strategy Framework (2013 - 2016)

1. Produce adequate food for sustainable domestic consumption,

2. Enable all Thai to access good quality and nutritious food,

3. Enhance good quality and safe food production, reduce food waste and promote appropriate food utilization,

4. Promote the sustainable use of natural resources for food production.

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION: AE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION - DOAE

Agricultural Extension at a glance

• The application of scientific research, new or local knowledge to agricultural practices through farmer education/learning

• AE is the informal education

• Target is the farmer = 7.07 million HH.

• Follow the Self Sufficiency Economy Philosophy

• MRCF is the tool e-extension

• R2R (Routine to Research) is the tool

• AE needs R&D

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• The King theory

• It is an approach for land and water management for farmers with small piece of land for optimize benefit.

• The principles are to divide the land into 4 parts

– A pond to sore rainwater

– Rice cultivation

– Growing fruit, tree, vegetables, field crops, herbs…

– Accommodations, animal husbandry, roads…

The New Theory Agriculture

• Train DOAE staff

• Educate Agriculture village volunteer

• Promote the learning center of local expert

• Support the networking & cooperation

• Knowledge Dissemination thru medias

• Construct the data based

DOAE Sustainable Agriculture Promotion Project 2015 - 2017

Sufficiency Economy Philosophy Sustainable Agriculture

Farm management

AGRICULTURE SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER : CLC

• The outstanding farmer who has been awarded in the 2014 Royal Ploughing Ceremony, regarding his practicing the “New theory agriculture”.

• The representative of Thai farmer received the FAO outstanding award in the World Food Day, October 15, 2014 under the theme of “Feeding the World, Caring for the Earth”.

• Live in Nhongpet Sub-district, Sri sawas district, Kanchanaburi province (200km far from BKK)

Mr.Patpong Monkolkanjanakool

Challenges & Practices of Mr.Patpong Monkolkanjanakool

Learning base 1 = organic rice Learning base 2 = integrated farm Learning 3 = vetiver grass contour Learning4 = green manure

Learning base 5 = poultry production Learning base 6 = swine production Learning base 7 = bio gas

Learning base 8 = the mushroom house Learning base 9 = the composed fertilizer Learning base 10 = the lemon grass for insect protection

Contact us : www.doae.go.th research@doae.go.th

supanart@hotmail.com surangsri@hotmail.com 02 940 6061, 940 6049