At this time, many Thai people are interested in the career of
"farmers".
even more, because partly saw that
Some people who do this job live a
"slow life",
earning money from trees, grass, and vegetables.
But... stop
what we see in the foreground
Until there is a day for each person
It's not easy.
Some people have been struggling for years.
Hundreds and thousands of failed trials.
than today
They've all been through pain before.
just like a frog
Agricultural philosopher of the Land of Chonburi Province,
Mr. Prateep Mayim, owner of the Sufficiency Economy Learning Center, Prateep Mayim, has
been through some struggles.
with mixed planting experiments
By using every drop of water to be worthwhile until 7 years have passed. In addition, it also uses the area of the house in the area of 1 rai to raise animals, chickens or red lobsters.
with an annual income of more than 6 hundred thousand baht
Graduated from agriculture, was hired to grow crops in the desert.
Uncle Prateep said that he was born and raised in an agricultural family as a farmer and also went to study agriculture. After graduating, he went to work in Saudi Arabia.
This is known as the time when Thai people went to dig for gold.
At that time, we had just graduated at the age of 19 to do the job of planting trees and organizing a garden in an airport full of deserts.
planting trees in the sea
called as
"Force nature"
million percent
He asked us to help... how to have rice, vegetables, fruits to eat because what he has is "oil" but it can't be eaten.
They thought about it.
“He wants to develop the area.
which is a desert
Bigger than Thailand many times to be useful.
and is a source of food
At that time, about 300-500 agricultural students across the country traveled to work for him in agriculture.
where he is ready to provide us with what we ask for, especially water, which he does not have much
he uses sea water
distilled into fresh water
for us to grow crops
which when the water
He will send it to the villagers to use.
When the waste water is sent back to the filtration plant for treatment, then we can get fertilizer. To grow crops in the desert, we help them grow crops.
was accomplished at one level
that we got to work there
whose land is only desert
makes us adapt to grow our plants
What is called useful
We will use the maximum
The soil at our house is much better than him.
Agricultural philosopher, Chonburi province, said that what we learned came from the time we actually went to do it.
Extremely different
because Thailand
There is the most complete agriculture.
the seed fell into the ground
Plants are already growing, because of the water, the sun, everything is ready.
But in Saudi Arabia, to grow plants, they have to pass a small trial first. The first thing to do in the trial is to plant grass.
grow other crops
“I worked there for six years. I have the opportunity to come back to Thailand periodically and start farming. In addition, there are some technologies there. We bought and sent the cargo back.”
1 drop of water to the soil must grow more than one type of plant.
When the news team asked about the principle of planting plants to be successful, Uncle Prateep explained that there was an integrated cropping method, so 1 drop of water poured into the soil had to grow more than 1 type of plant, meaning that we planted plants in 1 sq.m. if we water it down
And we grow only one crop, which means that the water sent is only one plant that benefits.
But... if that kind of plant that we grow dies or is eaten by insects, it means that this investment we are at a loss.
If we grow more than one crop, if we lose one of them, then we still have a lot to support.
When asked how we have criteria for selecting each species, Lung Prateep explained that there is a key point, which is that each type of plant needs different water and sunlight, therefore choosing each type of plant must not conflict.
but must support each other
with the principle of planting a 7-storey, 7-level condo
Level 7 Plants need 100% sunlight, usually plants with tall and large stems.
must be at the top, such as golden teak
The 6th floor is a group of papayas, using 80% sunlight, can yield.
Level 5, shoulder level, will be used to hold up
that need 60-80% sunlight Winged beans, stale beans, passion fruit, gac
The 4th floor is even lower, it will be chilli, chilli, orchard, and eggplants don't need to get a lot of sunlight up to 60%.
The 3rd level below is a leaf cutting plant, basil, basil, basil, as a kitchen garden plant.
Level 2: Benthic plants that require 30-40% sunlight, such as coriander, saw blades, fennel, and ground cover.
1st floor, basement, such as turmeric, galangal
When asked how the 7-storey condo style planting has an effect on the soil, Lung Prateep said that it is the most cost-effective use of resources and factors.
Because we planted tea, we got 7 things.
for general farmers
Time to plant something
Usually only 40% is returned, the other 60% is lost to soil erosion.
If death is equal to negative
The important thing is that Thai farmers tend to think that if planting many things
Will cause plants to compete for water and food, so planting monocultures
But...we think differently
think that when we eat
Sometimes there are leftover food scraps to do something with. Similarly, if the plants eat leftovers, where will they go? It means that we have to dig out money in our pockets, wasting money, wasting time, but getting nothing in return.
So what we do is we have to do whatever we want.
Let each plant eat worthwhilely. This tree eats 5 baht, then eats 2 baht. The latter plant eats 3 baht. It is called resource allocation worthwhile.
“It is the origin of the word “Every drop of water counts. Watering must be more than 1 thing.” If we plant one kind, water it, it will go beyond the roots, losing 60-70% of the water without getting anything. When we water once will be shared.”
Knowledge gained from 7 years of failure
When asked if this knowledge
How long does it take to understand
Agricultural philosophers of the Land of Chonburi Province admitted that during the experimental planting
Failed continuously for 6-7 years because we planted plants mixed together but "not compatible"
We experimented with a mix of different crops, some of which seemed to work well.
But when the time came, he couldn't survive.
Let's say we plant 2 trees, the first one wants to stop watering and the other one needs water. Trees that want to stop water It doesn't yield, but when water is deprived, the tree needs water. In the end, we could not get any yield from both trees.
For example, mango and mangosteen. Can't plant together because mangosteen has a period of water starvation, but mangoes need water, these 2 trees refute each other or lemon and eggplant. The reason is the same as above. Therefore, what we have to do is We have to study the behavior of each plant whether it needs water, fertilizer, and water starvation at the same time or not. If so means they can't be together
Conversely, if we already know its behavior. we will understand and can be matched in growing crops Until... that I can understand the behavior of each type of plant. It took no less than 7 years. Fortunately, at that time it didn't cost a lot of money to throw in the experiment. only spend a small amount of capital in the experiment, not much planting
In the beginning, we didn't plant much.
Most of them are kitchen garden plants.
because we planted for eating by ourselves
Keep planting 2 trees per day, morning and evening, 2 years, get thousands, get a lot of productivity
What we do is we aim that
We made it for ourselves.
but enough to do every day
plant every day
This time, I couldn't eat it all, so I gave it to my neighbors.
We still have to sell. As for the selling price, we don't know how to set the price.
can only say
How much have you bought from anywhere else?
selling at that price, in addition, some of them are processed to make food
Almost no need to invest in buying vegetables at all.
Agricultural Philosophy: Do not expect money
adhere to the philosophy of sufficiency economy
“My principle has never thought about how much money I will get from farming.
Because we adhere to the principle of sufficiency economy, meaning to live with moderation, to eat, to use, not to suffer.
The rest is therefore sold.
what do we do when
We must start with the environment, society and the economy, but nowadays we start with the economy, society and the environment.
wrong order
It will make the economy grow.
but full of pollution
The surplus is shared with neighbors, which is to help society.
In the end, we can sell it, we have money because people who used to give
He came to buy produce from us.
Ask if this method is stable or not.
Is it sustainable?
and long lasting or not
Live for a lifetime and be happy because the money comes to us at home every day. This is the environment, society and economy.
Advice for newbies to learn to grow, warning farmers to plant crops in the dry season
“First of all, there must be a knowledge of plants. What he likes, what he doesn't like, and people in this generation are considered lucky. Because there is social media and knowledge can be searched through the Internet. I even know the scientific name, so if you want to grow chili, go and find out what you can grow chili with."
At the end, Uncle Prateep reminded farmers that "water" is an important factor in growing crops, so this year faces "El Niño" into a dry season.
If any area is at risk of low water
Don't risk planting crops that use a lot of water, such as rice. You should plant short-lived crops such as peanuts, soybeans, mung beans, maize (there are disadvantages, too drought, can't lose because of the percentage) or if it's a drought field.
can't grow rice
It is recommended to grow Napier grass that can feed animals.
Because of the dry season, cows, buffaloes, goats, sheep can grow and sell...
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