Part of the SIANI event 'Higher Education for Sustainable Agriculture (HESA) and Food Security in Thailand'.

1. 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

2. Topics’ Talk
• Changing Situation in Thailand
• Changing & Agriculture Development
• Agricultural Extension: AE
• Agriculture Sustainability Learning Center

3. CHANGING SITUATION IN THAILAND

4. Credited to Dr.Wanchat Suwankitti, NESDB
Challenges

5. CHANGING & AGRICULTURE
DEVELOPMENT

6. 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.

7. AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION: AE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION - DOAE

8. 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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10. 1028/10/2014 DOAE/MOAC4TICA-Colombia

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13. • 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

14. • 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

15. AGRICULTURE SUSTAINABILITY
COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER
: CLC

16. • 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

17. Challenges & Practices of
Mr.Patpong Monkolkanjanakool

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

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

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

21. Contact us : www.doae.go.th
research@doae.go.th
supanart@hotmail.com
surangsri@hotmail.com
02 940 6061, 940 6049