KSL River Kwai Natural Agriculture Center is a learning center for the
implementation of sufficiency economic philosophy in agriculture by knowledge dissemination
to students, government agencies, employees, companies, interested parties and the general
public. The center consists of accommodation in the form of resort, agricultural garden and
learning center. It found waste management still lack of effective management, discipline and
responsibility, and members participation in the center. The results from three groups
participation of researchers, community representatives, and staff of KSL River Kwai Natural
Agriculture Center who were collaborated to diagnose common problems by providing
brainstorming, meeting and to solve the problems. Waste banks, bio-composting, garbage
potted plant processing and animal feed processing were involved in activities. As a result,
there was a tendency to solve the problem of waste management efficiently. Members learned
to work together. The amount of unused waste was compared before and after research action
revealed highly significant (p <0.01) decreased from 544.62 kg./week to 51.63 kg./week. In
addition, it promoted the quality of life for its members and being a source of knowledge for the
community.
Keywords
waste management, participatory action research, natural agriculture center
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