SUFFiciENcy EcONOMy ANd GRASSROOtS DEvElOPMENt

The Meaning of Sufficiency Economy
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plants eucalyptus trees for short-term profit (selling to pulp factory) without
realising the long-term negative effects on soil fertility. For several decades, cash
cropping has been followed by small-scale farmers. The Inpaeng diverse integrated
system provided an alternative to market dependence. Inpaeng argued that instead of
selling cash crops and gaining money to buy food, planting food to serve family
needs was more sensible.
Finally, with regards to the concept of networking and next generation
recruiting, the elderly were encouraged to share their learning experiences with the
younger members. The knowledge transference, knowledge management and
recruitment of new generation members ensured the sustainability of the network.
Inpaeng’s missions are published in the same annual report. These missions, in
other perspective, can be considered as the outcomes of the Inpaeng’s concepts.
Inpaeng’s first mission is to create locally-appropriated, sustainable agricultural
system; including household food security, organic plantation and the protection of
the Phuphan mountain range forest from depletion. They hoped that by sustaining
household food security, the Phuphan depletion due to the hunting-gathering would
be reduced. The distribution of Inpaeng members around that Phuphan mountain
range, marked by Tambon location (yellow pins), was illustrated in Figure 1
Figure 1: The distribution of Inpaeng members by Tambon location
(picture from Google map)
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Figure 1: The distribution of Inpaeng members by Tambon location (picture from Google map)