Knowledge Management to Develop Community Potential and Spatial Environment According to the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy Case Study of Ban Kut-Hu-Ling Community, Talat Raeng Subdistrict, Ban Khwao District Chaiyaphum

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the potential of farmers with participation by applying the principles of sustainable agriculture according to the sufficiency economy philosophy 2) Inspection of soil quality as a guideline for improving higher agricultural productivity. Both quantitative and qualitative data analysis were used by collecting data by the in-depth interview group with both participant and non-participant observation, walking surveys, data analysis. Samples were collected to analyze the preliminary properties in the scientific laboratory. The result was found that the learning towards self-reliance of the model farmers can be summarized in 5 aspects 1) Sufficiency Farmers pay attention to the awareness of sufficiency, sufficiency, and the leftovers are sold, reducing costs, income and expenditure must not create debt. Learning by doing 2) Development and cultivation of integrated crops approximately 30 species total, valuable crops 5.8 species,  income crops 15 species, food crop 20 species, medicinal plants 6.67 species and  soil and water conservation plants 5 species 3) Raise a variety of animals both for food and to trade by joining the enterprise group with the community 4) Development of sufficiency-development wisdom that is an exchange of wisdom and the development of farming abilities, such as making fish sandwiches using crop rotation in farmland, instead of hormones or chemical nutrients 5) Sufficiency livelihood, the farmers' ability to live sufficiently increased slightly from the previous year by increasing had capital immunity for subsistence reduce the burden of spending and increase the income channel for the family. Enough to live without creating debt for the family.

          The soil quality inspection as a guideline for improving soil quality was found that soils examined in farmland contain nitrogenous minerals. Phosphorus and Potassium and the electrical conductivity in the soil found to be in low to moderate levels which is lower than the standard value of soil quality. Farmers have guidelines to increase productivity by reducing the cost of using chemicals. Farmers are making organic fertilizers. To be used to adjust the soil for the cultivation of agricultural crops. together with photosynthetic micro-organisms which micro-organisms that help decompose plant remains, animal carcasses, reduce rotten egg gas create food in the soil which is a way to increase agricultural productivity instead of using chemical fertilizers This is a way to reduce costs from buying such chemicals.