การพัฒนาระบบการผลิตผักปลอดสารพิษในนิเวศเกษตรเมืองเชียงใหม่

Title

Development of Pesticide-free Vegetable Production Systems in Chiang Mai’s Urban Agroecology

Keywords

Urban Agriculture,Urban Agroecology

Abstract

In order to achieve green community models consisting of (1) sources of safe vegetable dietaries, (2) community economic development, and (3) environmental-friendly processes for consumption and production, this project organized 2 pesticide-free producer groups in urban agroecology of Mea Hia and Suthep municipal areas, an grower group for recreation and home consumption by the collective participations of over 30 selected members and municipality offices. This project created a better understanding for urban agroecology development to municipal staffs and community leaders. The community members voluntarily applied to this project through community leaders, municipal staffs and online channel. Under the local situation of COVID-19 dispreads, the members participated in the online excursion and workshops. The selected members were supported the budget to procure the production factors. This project and the member sat up a group LINE to interact and share knowledge. Lastly, the members participate in workshop to develop business model, market channels. The members’ production process was certified by GAP (Good Agricultural Practice) standard and the member vegetable products were certified by AGtrace (Agricultural product traceability, Faculty of Agriculture, CMU). The results of this project process could extend 1,350 m2 of community growing area by several plot models, for instance, soil plot, plot blocks, growing pots, growing bags, growing table, small greenhouse by averaging 37.91 m2 per household. The productivity (by value, Baht) between November, 2021 to March, 2022 was 56.53 Baht/m2 in comparison to 100.40 Baht/m2 at the research station productivity. Nine of community members got the GAP certification. Two pesticide-free producer groups developed LOGO and advertised via Facebook. This project attempted to develop LINE chatbot “Sale vegetable near me” but it was not successful because the developed platform was not corresponded with ways of life. In order to extend the results, this project conducted seminar publicly titled “Look backward, Forward, Way of Urban agriculture”. The representatives from municipality offices, NGOs, and community members shared knowledge and developmental perspectives to audiences. In the seminar, the community members gave opinions and requirement to municipal offices for supporting pesticide-free community market and regulation of urban agriculture in local development plant.