The Development of food safety on Natural Farming Model by the quality of life at District level mechanism, Thawung District, Lopburi Province

Abstract

This research is participation action research (PAR) has the objective to study the situation, developed models, and the proposed guidelines for driving in creating food safety according to natural farming methods with a quality-of-life development mechanism at the district level to other areas. It is divided into 3 phases:  Phase 1 is a study of the current situation. The population and sample were the District Quality of Life Development Committee, Tha Wung District, with totaling 21 persons and the Chairman of village health volunteers (VHV), with totaling 128 persons. Phase 2 is the development of model and Phase 3 is the lessons learned in Phases 2 and 3; There are 40 co-researchers. The research results found that the situation in food safety chemical residues in farmers' blood and agricultural products was found to be at an unsafe level. The process of creating safety food according to natural agricultural methods with a mechanism for improving the quality of life at the district level in 4 steps as follows: 1) Problem conditions, effects of agriculture using chemicals on people's quality of life, were health, economic, environmental, and social. These problems were found in driving the creation of food safety according to natural agricultural methods that were Integrating plans and participation of relevant agencies, supporting of resource, knowledge and academics. 2) The problem-solving plan consisting: clarification in creating with understanding and cooperation, creating prototypes, implementing, expanding results, monitoring and organizing a forum for knowledge sharing. 3)The plan is Implemented for all activities 4) Evaluation: 100 percent of the results was achieved according to indicators and action plan and the evaluation results according to the UCCARE components were at step 5 (  = 4.61). The proposed guidelines for driving in other areas are working groups who should be created at both the district and sub-district levels covering government agencies, the private sector, and the public.