The Guidelines on the Promotion for Safety Agriculture Contributing to Food Security for the Elderly Kamphaeng Saen District, Nakhon Pathom Province

Abstract

This research aimed to study: 1) the problems and obstacles of safety agriculture; 2) the food security levels of safety agriculture; and 3) the guidelines on safety agriculture promotion for the elderly in Kamphaeng Saen District, Nakohn Pathom Province. The data were collected by the questionnaire from 203 elderly. The in-depth interview was used with 23 key informants obtained by purposive sampling. The quantitative data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, while the qualitative data was analyzed by content analysis. 

The results were revealed as follows: 1. Problems and obstacles to safe farming for the elderly in Kamphaeng Saen district were generally at a moderate level, with the highest means being knowledge and technology for production, group integration, the market system, agricultural area, and factors of production, respectively; 2. The level of food security from safe farming for the elderly in Kamphaeng Saen District was generally at a moderate level; when considering each aspect, it was found that all aspects were at a moderate level, with the highest averages being utilization, food stability, sufficiency, and accessibility, respectively; and 3. The guidelines for promoting safe agriculture for the food security of the elderly in Kamphaeng Saen District that are most important include: 1) A mentor team consisting of involved persons should be arranged for advice, encouragement, and monitoring safety agriculture for the elderly in the initial phase; 2) involved agencies should provide trainings on suitable knowledge and skills of safety agriculture for the elderly; and 3) involved agencies should support the primary and required inputs of safety agriculture for the elderly who start paying attention to this, e.g., seeds and organic fertilizers.