Land Development : A Fundamental of Sustainable Agriculture
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HIS MAJESTY THE KING AND LAND RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
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Royal Development Theory

Royal Research and Development Study Centers

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej's theory and idea of development are based on the following logic

  1. Simplicity: makes things easy to do, easy to understand and coherent with the natural environment and life styles of the community.
  2. Wise Management: make the best use of natural resources and conditions to solve the problems, e.g., use the timing of tide as a way of water treatment, water hyacinth to absorb contamination from the waterway.
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3. Reach the End Users: end users will benefit from the program. Emphasis is made on
"having enough to live on" first then moving onto " having a better life".
The benefit is considered not in term of "business gain" but more on the "people gain" as he described it as " our loss is our gain".

4. Flexibility: the program must be " flexible", never to go strictly by the book. New technologies have to be adaptable to fit the local needs as well as the socio-psychology of the community.

5. Local Participation: co-operation from the members of the community is important, making the people feel that they are a part of the development program. There must be a sense of belonging, participating, and effective operation as he described it as "one stop service for the farmers".


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