Social Dimension Sustainability Assessment Regarding the SAFA Model Integrated Agriculture
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Sustainable Agriculture is a crucial goal and an essential aspect of SDG 12, especially in countries with a robust agricultural sector. Integrated Agricultural Models such as the Mae Chaem Model Plus project and the Forest Landscape Restoration Fund (FLR349 fund) are great examples of sustainable food systems creation and forest restoration projects. These projects aim to create a sustainable food production and consumption system in a pilot area in Ban Mae Khi Muk (Song Tan), Ban Thap Sub-district, Mae Chaem District, Chiang Mai Province. This area was one of the first places in Northern Thailand to develop a market for maize mono-cropping.
This research aimed to evaluate the social sustainability dimension of the Mae Chaem Model Plus and FLR349 projects. The researchers applied a social well-being dimension from the Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture System (SAFA) framework developed by the FAO. The study assessed the 2018 production year and targeted all relevant parties in the supply chain. The researchers used mixed methods for data collection, including survey questionnaires and in-depth interviews developed from the SAFA assessment framework indicator and applied to the area’s context.
The study found that cropping under the Mae Chaem Model Plus and FLR349 projects had a high level of fair trading practices, cultural diversity sustainability, and a satisfactory level of decent livelihood sustainability. The research suggests that the integrated agriculture sustainability development focused on a perpetual project creation that supported integrated agriculture and built motivation among new local generation agriculturists to continue their pattern of an integrated agricultural system. This can lead to the transformation of the integrated agrarian system, creating sustainable production and conforming to the National Strategy for building growth on the quality of life that is environmentally friendly.
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