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The study of guideline for natural food conservation of communities around the upstream forest of the Chi river basin has aimed to find a way to cultivate the natural food plants of a community in the buffer zone between a national park and the community around and upstream forest in the Nongbuadang District, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand. This stu...
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The gendered dimensions of wild food harvesting are often examined at the resource appropriation stage; to build on this literature, we examined gender and wild food harvesting across multiple wild harvesting stages from pre-harvest to food sharing. Using qualitative methods (participation, interviews, and group discussions) informed by Bribri Indi...
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... The value of natural food sources in these forests, including mushrooms, is approximately 19,200 baht per year, providing significant economic support to villagers who gather mushrooms for household consumption and for sale. The natural food industry, including mushroom products, generates an annual income of about 30,000-60,000 baht, with mushrooms accounting for over 45% of this total value (Srichaiwong et al., 2014). However, there have been reports of heavy metal contamination in natural mushrooms, including Pb, Zn, Fe, Cu, and Ni. ...
This paper presents the findings of a study conducted to assess the conditions and heavy metal contents of the soil in areas of the Nong-Aung public forest. This study investigates the relationship between the heavy metal contents in soil and the accumulation of heavy metals in naturally occurring mushrooms within the public forest, comparing the components of a waste disposal zone and a general disposal zone. This study employs one-way analysis of variance to analyse variances between groups, with data differences compared using the least significant difference method. The research reveals significant differences (p < 0.05) in the heavy metal contaminants present in soil between the waste disposal zone and the general zone in the public forest. Human activities are found to influence soil properties and heavy metal content. However, it is important to note that the levels of heavy metals in the Nong-Aung public forest do not exceed Thailand’s standards. The study also examines the heavy metal content in various mushroom species, including Mycoamaranthus cambodgensis (Pat.) Trap, Ganoderma applanatum (Pers.ex Wallr.) Patouillard, Heimioporus japonicus (Hongo) E. Horak, Thaeogyroporus porentosus (berk. ET. Broome) and total mushrooms suitable for consumption. The research reveals that the mushrooms have an average Cd content of 0.558 ± 0.908 mg/kg dry weight, with quantities of other elements as follows: Pb 1.740 ± 2.441 mg/kg dry weight, Mn 266 ± 128 mg/kg dry weight, Ni 4.44 ± 2.83 mg/kg dry weight, and As 0.014 ± 0.005 mg/kg dry weight. Importantly, the heavy metal content of mushrooms in the public forest does not exceed the established standards. However, the study highlights concerns regarding the quality of soil in the public forest and its potential impact on the environment and local biodiversity. The paper concludes by emphasising the need for local government and citizen advocacy to impose restrictions on the expansion of waste disposal areas in the public forest.
... In the Chaiyaphum province, the water from the Chi River basin was principally used for agriculture and household consumption purposes. According to[13], an estimated 60% of arable land along the Chi River basin was utilized for agriculture, 41% of which was for rice cultivation. A field survey was carried out using a structured questionnaire to gather the quantitative data from the participating rice farming households in this study site. ...
This empirical research investigates the factors influencing the adoption of three irrigation technologies using a probit statistical model: water wheel (WW), water pump (WP), and weir (WR) irrigation technologies as well as their economic returns per unit of rice cultivated area. The influencing factors were categorized into demographic, socioeconomic, topographical, institutional, and attitudinal factor groups by 207 rice-growers in the Chaiyaphum province in northeastern Thailand. The results revealed that the land holding size, farm income, and water use association (WUA) membership factors were highly positively associated with the WW adoption. Meanwhile, age, farm income, skills training, and WUA membership were negatively correlated with the WP adoption. Nevertheless, proximity to a water source and upstream farmland location were positively correlated with the WP adoption. The WR adoption was positively associated with age but negatively correlated with the land holding size, upstream farmland location, and group participation factors. The cost–benefit analysis indicated that the WW irrigation scheme generated the highest economic return with the benefit-to-cost ratio schemes. The findings suggest that the WW irrigation technology would be deployed in the water management of other agricultural areas in the region to overcome the unfavorable geography and alleviate the local farmers' disadvantageous economic conditions.
... Asian Social Science Vol. 11, No. 2;2015 require more than 6 months, Srichaiwong et al. (2014) reported to villagers in the community that it will be natural growth and/or local vegetable production. ...
The “Grow everything to eat and eat everything to cultivate project” in the Subsamortod municipality occurred in 2012 and finished on 30 October 2013. This study attempts to answer the question, “Did the project succeed or not?” This study focuses on an effective way to grow everything one eats and eat everything one cultivates, and was conducted using a qualitative approach for collecting and analyzing data. The project had three criteria to be successful: 1) a villager must have a backyard garden, and in the garden, the plant diversity must be more than 5 species, 2) the village must continue the process, and 3) villagers’ food expenditures must decrease. After the project, we found that 1) the villager had produced enough in the backyard garden to support the family, 2) the village saved about 0.75 USD per day, or 276.5 USD per year, 3) villagers still have their backyard gardens, and 4) the average number of plant species in the backyard garden was 7.687 species per backyard garden. Therefore, the project is sufficient for extension in the village.
