Local Resource Base and Food Security of Ban Pa Nang Yoe Community, Nong Bua Sub-District, Mueang District, Kanchanaburi Province

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the context of Ban Pa Nang Yoe community, Nong Bua sub-district, Mueang district, Kanchanaburi province and the local resource base preservation model of Ban Pa Nang Yoe community affecting food security using a qualitative research methodology applied research methods in anthropology Collecting information from community leaders, community philosophers, representatives of the elderly group representative of the group, even the house representative of the head of the household including 23 representatives of children and youth groups. The study area was Village No. 6, Ban Pa Nang Yoe, Nong Bua Sub-district, Mueang District, Kanchanaburi Province

The results of the research were as follows: 1) Ban Pa Nang Yoe It is a community in Nong Bua Sub-district, Mueang District, Kanchanaburi Province. Pa Nang Yoe Forest is named according to the community context. Because in the area there are a lot of Yao trees. Yao tree is a vine plant family. At present, it is not visible because the community has expanded the arable area until the Ton Yao is extinct from the community. The landscape of Pa Nang Yoe community consists of mountains interspersed with plains at the foot of the mountains and plains along the banks of the Khwae Yai River. The structure of the community is semi-urban, semi-rural society. Most community members are engaged in agriculture. Relying on the local resource base by bringing the wisdom inherited from the ancestors to use in their lives. make the community have food security  2) The pattern for maintaining the local resource base of the community is (1) preserving the transfer of local food culture. Cultivate awareness of one's homeland from the family level and at the community level, and (2) strengthening the community's capacity to manage appropriate food. Starting at the household level community/local level Encourage community members to maintain the conventions. Food wisdom of the ancestors that have been passed down in the community. Encourage participation in various activities from the family level to the community level, creating awareness of self-development as a foundation for building sustainable community food security.