Movement Of King’s Philosophy Following Public Policy Towards Kok Nong Na And Sufficiency Agricultural Learning For Community Self-Reliance

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to study the guidelines for driving the King’s Science according to government policy to Kok Nong Na and learning about sufficiency agriculture for community self-reliance, 2) to design activities to drive the King’s Science according to the government policy to Kok Nong Na and learning about Sufficiency Agriculture for community self-reliance, and 3) to propose guidelines for driving Royal Science according to the government policy to Kok Nong Na and learning about Sufficiency Agriculture for community self-reliance. Action research with PAOR process was used for research design. Results indicated that 1) driving the King’s Science according to government policy to Kok Nong Na and learning about sufficiency agriculture for community self-reliance can be shown in the case of the study group, all 3 areas have similar physical characteristics. It is an area in the southern northeastern region, Surin, Buriram, and Sisaket. A land development on inherited areas which are the property of ancestors, only different from Surin which is managed under the name of Wat Intharam foundation, Samut Songkhram province who went in to support the purchase of land and jointly design and support. 2) Activities to drive the King’s Science according to the government policy to Kok Nong Na and learning about Sufficiency Agriculture for community self-reliance, activities will be similar in concept. “The King’s Science” and leads to the development of land areas to be water reservoirs for agriculture, demonstration rice field experiment growing different types of plants, including perennials which are economic trees to developing land into short-term cultivation areas, vegetable gardens, food crops, livestock, especially cattle banks, which is based on the project to redeem the lives of cows and buffaloes at Wat Intharam, Samut Songkhram, which in general can be defined as (1) Kok Nong Na R-Model, Buriram province, (2) Sufficiency Agriculture Center, Surin province, and (3) Center Subsistence agriculture in Sisaket province is characterized as a learning center that is a source of learning and food production according to community agriculture methods. Mixed knowledge-based agriculture is consistent with Buddhist principles “There is no other light equal to wisdom” using the knowledge base as a tool for community management, make it a source of food production that can be shared, be able to support surrounding members. 3) Guidelines for driving Royal Science according to the government policy to Kok Nong Na and learning about Sufficiency Agriculture for community self-reliance, it should propose social interaction between each other according to the principle of “help” according to Buddhist concepts or giving up and sharing food according to the principles of alms and sacrifice to share with each other including the Cow Bank project that promotes raising animals under the concept of not killing, not selling (Apānṇākapatipadā), cubs being born lead to sharing, increasing the circle of expanding members (alms) in the area of Surin province, create a career and income according to the principles of almsgiving according to Buddhism as well, which is interpreted as sociology according to Buddhist principles regarding production sharing consumption creates coordination among community members under the framework for further developing the quality of life through participation in a holistic manner.