Guideline for Organic Farming to Food Safety for Students and Communities in Affiliated School Area of Chiangmai Provincial Administrative Organization

Abstract

This study was carried out in order to: 1) evaluate the project on organic farming that leads to food safety for students and communities; 2) investigate the key success factors of this project; and 3) guide the appropriate direction of organic farming to gain food safety for students and communities of Chiang Mai Provincial Administrative Organization.  An interview schedule was used for data collection administered with 56 concerned personnel in the project implementation. This covered 4 projects of organic farming to gain safe food.

The research results were found that According to an assessment by using CIPP model, context evaluation, input evaluation, process evaluation and product evaluation. After finishing the project implementation, the schools and the communities could gain increased incomes and everyone had a chance to choose to consumer organic yields.  The following had an effect on success of the project: budget, personnel or network teamwork, instruments and equipment, and continuity of the project.  The following were appropriate guidelines for organic farming to gain safe food based on results of the study: 1) planning on the production of safe raw materials for cooking lunch; 2) creating an awareness of organic food consumption; 3) forming organic farming networks to reduce the problem in inadequate organic yields; 4) public relations about the benefit of organic food consumption; and 5) adding distribution channels.  Results of the study should be prepared to be a lesson about factors on success based on the pilot area to schools and communities having readiness and strength.  This was in order to cope with increased distribution channels.