SDG 2 Zero Hunger

2.5.2 Events for Local Farmers and Food Producers

           The University provided 27 free of charge projects and activities building food security and agricultural technology as well as sustainable aquaculture knowledge and skills to local farmer communities in Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan which were under the Action Plan and Strategy Plan for local community development of Fiscal Year 2021, and there was one paid project as shown in the table below.

  •   Free of Charge Projects

1. OTOP Upgrade

Responsibility

The Faculty of Management Science

Outcomes

Extension and development of local community products such as sugar palm bar soap and herbal balm

– Generation of learning process, production, marketing and budgeting to benefit the community; developing quality and format of the products to meet standard, be qualified and unique; adding value to the products to meet consumer needs increasing community income as well as solving poverty related problems

2. Integrating Engagement to Solving Local Community Poverty

Responsibility

Office of Local Community Development Strategic Projects

Outcomes

– Reduced expenses and increased income which people in the community could earn the extra income from selling woven fabrics and woven fabrics products

– Availability of agricultural products for consumption during the spread of Coronavirus 2019

– Shared agricultural products among the community members and generating collaboration in the community

3. Safe Food Extension: from Farming Plots to Local Food Development

Responsibility

Office of Local Community Development Strategic Projects

Outcomes

Increased income for people in the community; encouraged more safe and non-chemical crop planting; upgraded quality of local food in Huay Krieng Community to meet community tourism based standard

4. Herbal Products Development Meeting Global Standards to Upgrade Quality of Life of Ban Khong Ta Bang Community in Tha Yang, Phetchaburi

Responsibility

The Faculty of Management Science

Outcomes

Higher sales volume of products from parties gained by the students, staff and community members

5. Local Community Development Via Waste Management Model at Hua Thung – Thung Prao Pattana and Further Development in Other Communities in Phetchaburi

Responsibility

The Research Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Culture

Outcomes

Initiation of waste management model benefiting other communities; knowledge from the project could be applied with the target communities’ context with guidance and monitoring from the model community

6. Performance Development and Quality of Life Upgrade for Organic Farmers in Phetchaburi

Responsibility

The Faculty of Agricultural Technology

Outcomes

The PGS Standard was followed by the new farmers applying the practice with the 23 organic plots in total and earning more income.

7. Integrated Pineapple Processing for Income Generation and Local Tourist Attraction Development in Phetchaburi

Responsibility

Office of Local Community Development Strategic Projects

Outcomes

life quality of community members and increasing household income

8. Hom Thong Banana Products Development for Commercial Business

Responsibility

The Faculty of Science and Technology

Outcomes

Developed Hom Thong Banana commercial products such as coffee, ice cream, and smoothies; transferring knowledge back to the community

9. Covid-19 Life Crisis Relieving

Responsibility

Office of Local Community Development Strategic Projects

Outcomes

Increased community unity in creating beneficiary to the community in terms of community safe food resources

10. Value Adding to Limes for Life Quality Upgrade of People in Phetchaburi

Responsibility

The Faculty of Agricultural Technology

Outcomes

Developed frozen lime juice, ready to drink lime juice, and dried lime peel

11. Sustainable Agricultural Products Processing in Ban Ruam Thai Community, Hat Kham, Kuiburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan

Responsibility

Office of Local Community Development Strategic Projects

Outcomes

Receiving safe and verified products which could be extended to community OTOP items to gain higher value and increase more community income 

12. Healthy Products Development: High-value Nutrition Phetchaburi Local Aromatic Rice

Responsibility

The Faculty of Science and Technology

Outcomes

Value added the local Phetchaburi rice as well as attracting higher demand on consumption and generating local rice eating trend

13. Food Safety and Sanitation Training Batch 1

Responsibility

The Faculty of Science and Technology

Outcomes

Producing certified participants who could cook safely complying with the regulations of Department of Health

14. Life Quality Development and Income Upgrade for Phetchaburi Local Chicken Farming Enterprises in Rai Som, Muang, Phetchaburi

Responsibility

The Faculty of Science and Technology

Outcomes

Educated community members with standard commercial broiler production, return on investment analysis, product development knowledge, local ‘Prib Plee Chicken’ commercial production

15. Healthy Sugar Palm Meat Based Snacks Development

Responsibility

The Faculty of Agricultural Technology

Outcomes

Developed snacks made from sugar palm meat

16. Plant Genetic Conservation and Local Plants and Aquatic Animals Data Bases

Responsibility

The Faculty of Agricultural Technology

Outcomes

Increasing shrimp farming and tilapia fish by reducing costs

17. An effect of Bio Fermented Water on Growth of Hydroponics Vegetables: Schooling and Community Education Service

Responsibility

The Faculty of Agricultural Technology

Outcomes

Trained the participants to bio fermented water preparing skills affecting growth of hydroponics vegetables

18. The Utilization of Makok Sapodilla in Ban Lat, Phetchaburi

Responsibility

The Faculty of Agricultural Technology

Outcomes

Developing dried sapodilla meat and sapodilla ice cream; Makok Sapodilla breeding knowledge transferring

19. Zingiberaceae Plantation for Conservation and Propagation as Decorating Plants and Returning to the forest

Responsibility

The Faculty of Agricultural Technology

Outcomes

Conserving Zingiberaceae plants and orchids in the Phong Sa Lod Forest; utilizing the plants as herbal food and decorating plants

20. Ripe Sugar Palm Meat Jam Development with Fibers and High Carotenoid

Responsibility

The Faculty of Agricultural Technology

Outcomes

Developing jam made from ripe sugar palm meat; production knowledge sharing and transferring

21. A Survey on Diversity of Shore Crabs and Wetland Crabs

Responsibility

The Faculty of Agricultural Technology

Outcomes

One additional breed of shore crab found

22. Orchid Genetic Collection and Conservation

Responsibility

The Faculty of Science and Technology

Outcomes

Gained knowledge for scarce orchids breeding; breeding the orchids for the forest and the community; integrating the knowledge in teaching and learning

23. A Study of Important Bioactive Compounds of Palmyra Palm in Phetchaburi for Further Products Development

Responsibility

The Faculty of Science and Technology

Outcomes

Gained knowledge about local Phetchaburi Palmyra Palm; transferring knowledge to Tham Rong and Na Wung Communities

24. Phet Wanalai Botanic Garden Development

Responsibility

The Faculty of Science and Technology

Outcomes

Developing Phet Wanalai Botanic Garden where scarce plants are available to be learning resource for the students, staff and outsiders

25. A Germination Survey and Tracking of Outstanding Plants in Phong Sa Lod Forest Area for Conservation

Responsibility

The Faculty of Science and Technology

Outcomes

Conserving genetic plants and restoring Phong Sa Lod Forest Area

25. A Germination Survey and Tracking of Outstanding Plants in Phong Sa Lod Forest Area for Conservation

Responsibility

The Faculty of Science and Technology

Outcomes

Conserving genetic plants and restoring Phong Sa Lod Forest Area

26. Soil Quality Improvement by Organic Lime and Waste Based Bio-fermented Fertilizer at Phong Sa Lod Campus

Responsibility

The Faculty of Science and Technology

Outcomes

Gained knowledge about fertilizer production, lime production and nutrient analysis

27. Continuous Project – The Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy Agricultural Learning Center

Responsibility

The Faculty of Agricultural Technology

Outcomes

Availability of innovation technology transferring to community; being a role model; providing agricultural materials and inputs to farmers in the area and nearby; serving as an internship site for the students as well as knowledge resource for interested persons

28. Phong Sa Lod Campus Botanic Garden Structure Model

Responsibility

The Faculty of Agricultural Technology

Outcomes

Following the royal initiation of genetic plants conservation projects; planting and breeding plants to return to Phong Sa Lod Campus

29. Organic Agriculture Development and Upgrade to Commercial Business

Responsibility

The Faculty of Science and Technology

Outcomes

Developing the products and upgrading food quality such as coffee and banana for commercial production; transferring the knowledge back to the community

  •  Paid Project

Professional Cooking Encouragement and Development – Short Cooking Training Courses

Responsibility

The Faculty of Science and Technology

Outcomes

Utilization of knowledge and skills from the project to develop cooking by the participants; building knowledge and developing professional capabilities and skills

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