Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) implemented
“The Project on Local Scholar Network Learning Centers
Development” since the fiscal year 2007.
The project is to support farmers for learning by doing and
training to transfer knowledge, methodology, and share
experiences on the process of sustainable agriculture
development by following “the King’s New Theory of Agricultural
Development based on Sufficiency Economy Philosophy”.
The New Theory of agricultural development is the
implementation under the King initiatives called “Sufficiency
Economy philosophy”.
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The New Theory of agricultural development consists of:
The first phase is the adaptable production process, farmers have to
understand agricultural sustainable development aspect and apply it
into their own farmland.
The second phase is to set up the farmers unite in the form of groups
or cooperatives to carry out activity work in the areas of production,
marketing, living conditions, welfare, education and society.
The third phase is the farmers connection, the farmers should move
into this phase by making contacts with banks or private sector to
obtain funds to assist in investment or developing their quality of life.
In this phase, farmers can get more benefits, improve the quality of their
life and strengthen their capacity building into the network both in
community and national level.
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Background (Con’t)
MOAC support budget for developing farmer groups
(Step 2 &3 of New theory Agriculture) under Pratch
Chao Baan Centers especially for human resource
development. (30,000 baht/group/province)
Approx. 1,000 US dollar/yr.
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Impact of the implementation on developing farmer
groups under LSNLCs Project (Kasetsart University, 2011)
◦ For the first phase, most farmers gained knowledge from
the learning center and applied in their farm.
◦ For the second phase and third phase, most of the farmer
groups are not strength and have to develop in group
management, production, and marketing.
◦ The strengthen farmer groups lead to the better quality of
life for farmers.
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To develop capacity of farmer groups and
network toward self efficient (depend on
themselves).
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To increase the net income of farmers.
To increase farmer group networks.
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Government
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Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Ministry of Commerces
Ministry of Interior
Educational Institution
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Farmer Group
LSNLCs
Bank
Company
Mass communication
Private Sector
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Strength
• The committee of farmer group
are self-reliance by apply
Sufficiency Economy Philosophy for
their living.
• Local wisdom
• Natural resources
Opportunity
• Government Policy & National
plan
• Educational institution
• Mass media
Weakness
• Low capacity of group
management
• The administration of group
production and marketing.
• Low technology
• Revolving fund
• Capacity building
Threat
• Fiscal budget
• Unstable politic and government
administration
• Law and government rules
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Applied PPP for Project
Learning
Centers
- Knowledge
- Local wisdom
- Center in the communities
Government
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Budget
Facility
Cooperate
Control for fair trade
Educational
Institution
FG
FG
-production factor
- product
-Knowledge
- etc.
FG
FG
FG
Private
Company
- Marketing extension
- Export
- Business management
- Research for development
- Knowledge
- Technology
Bank
Mass
Media
- Soft loan
- Promote
Increase income
Increase net income
for farmers
Production
Factor Exchange
Increase Productivity
-Farm management
-Increase yield
Marketing
Development
-Grading
-Packaging
-Expanding market
Reduced cost
Knowledge
(Appropriate Technology
+ Local wisdom
Produce
Production
Factor
Economy of
scale
Increase net income, Self reliance, Increase quality of life, and Balance
of economic social and environment
Government benefit
 Reduced cost of supporting farmers
Social benefit
 New knowledge
 Safety food for consumer
 Environmental friendly
Company benefit
 Good quality products (Standard products)
 Reduced cost by contacted group farmer
 Stable raw materials
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Activity
PPP
Selected farmer groups.
MOAC and local government
Study and SWOT analyze of
farmer group
MOAC ,Educational Institution and
Farmer groups
Farmer groups development plan.
All related organizations
Contact PPP.
MOAC and local government
Implementation
All related organizations
Monitoring and Evaluation
MOAC and Educational Institution
Project Development
All related organizations
Process
Month
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2
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5
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10
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1. Selected, studied and analyzed farmer
group
2. Group developing plan
3. Support for production and marketing
plan
4. Support for capacity building
5. Project management
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Process
Month
1
2
3
4
5
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10
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12
6. Support for production and marketing
plan
7. Support for capacity building
8. Project management
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Risk
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Epidemic
The member group can not continuous attend the
meeting.
Changing of farmer group leader
Guideline to manage
 Study and solve the problems with the related
organization.
 Rules and regulation in the group
 Capacity building of leadership
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Selected, studied and analyzed farmer group
(20 groups x 3 days x 2 times)
Group developing plan (2 times x 4 regions)
Support for production and marketing plan
(200,000 ThB./group)
Support for capacity building
(3,000 x 3 times/group x 20 groups)
Project management (10% x 9,964,000)
= 2,564,000 ThB.
= 1,600,000 ThB.
= 4,000,000 ThB.
= 1,800,000 ThB.
= 996,400 ThB.
Total budget = 10,960,400 ThB.
= 365,347 US$
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