Natcha Sornhiran.. The resiliency of community based food security management system : a case study of Ban Maerawan, Yokkrabutr subdistrict, Sam-ngao district, Tak province. Master's Degree(Technology of Environmental Management). Mahidol University. Mahidol University Library and Knowledge Center. : Mahidol University, 2014.
The resiliency of community based food security management system : a case study of Ban Maerawan, Yokkrabutr subdistrict, Sam-ngao district, Tak province
Abstract:
The aims of this study were 1) to analyze the characteristics of resiliency of community food security, 2) to analyze factors that affect household and community food security and 3) to develop a conceptual framework of community food security management. This research applied qualitative and quantitative approaches, collected data using a questionnaire, in-depth interviewing, and a focus group discussion. The Statistical Package for Social Science was used to analyze the data. The study found that the study area is located in an area at risk of seasonal drought and flooding with severe and frequent incidents of crises. Hence, the community has developed a number of ways to cope with the crises, which include appropriate resource utilization in each season, water management, forest and land use management, as well as socio-economic livelihood adaptation. The factors affecting current household food security in a direct way consisted of number of household occupations, planting diversified types of plants, diversification of food resources, knowledge of wild mushrooms and animal collection from the community forest, main occupation of household being agriculture, settlement periods, and practice of organic agricultural farming. Finally, the conceptual framework of the resiliency of the community-based food security management system was proposed according to the observations and conclusions made from the collected primary data, which describes operations of households, the community, and government offices.