Moo Lum Zero-Waste Pig Farm Technology Transfer (Thailand)
Type: Approaches
Creation: 2018-12-06 08:47 Updated: 2022-04-20 09:57
Compilers: Kukiat SOITONG
Reviewers: William Critchley, Rima Mekdaschi Studer, Joana Eichenberger
Country/ region/ locations where the Approach has been applied
- Country: Thailand
- Region/ State/ Province: Ratchaburi
- Further specification of location (e.g. municipality, town, etc.), if relevant: DonRae Sub-district, Muang District Ratchaburi Province, Thailand
- Map: View Map
Description of the SLM Approach
Short description of the Approach
Moo Lum Zero-Waste Pig Farm Technology Transfer Center is a center of learning and knowledge transfer from successful farmers to others, as well as helping to build a network of Moo Lum zero-waste pig farmers to exchange knowledge and learn to solve their problems together.
Detailed description of the Approach
The approach of the Moo Lum Zero-Waste Pig Farm Technology Transfer Center is to form groups of farmers/ people engaged in Moo Lum pig farming with an emphasis on
transfer of the technology. It also serves to build a network of Moo Lum zero-waste pig farmers to exchange knowledge and learn to solve their problems together, especially to increase their marketing capabilities. The functions of the Center are (a) to organize seminars to promote the exchange of knowledge about breeds, nutrition, management and marketing and (b) to establish an agricultural group around Moo Lum pig farming that has sufficient output for the market to empower negotiation, and to make it easier to access capital. Furthermore it is engaged in creating a network in the province and to make links with other provinces countrywide in order to increase the strength of the groups. The activities of the Centre are as follows:
1. Provide various training courses.
2. Invite farmers engaged in old-style pig farming to set up groups and exchange
knowledge about the approach.
3. Establish a technology transfer center for pig farming.
4. Provide a knowledge transfer process from the practical situation.
5. Outreach to Youtube, videos, brochures, TV and radio interviews.
6. Create a network of the Moo Lum zero-waste pig farms at the community level, as well
as outside the community, by organizing training once a month.
The key stakeholders are the farmers who play a common role in learning, practicing, exchanging the knowledge, the government agencies - especially the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Energy Conservation - who promote and support the center by provide a budget and inputs and support public relations, as well as the private sector, local government organizations, schools and universities. The farmers that join the center are accepted in the community because they reduce pollution and do not damage the environment. These farmers can sell more to the market because of their safe food products and they have become more popular. They can easily contact public agencies. Grouping the farmers makes the members stronger, as they coordinate and exchange their experience, knowledge, and lend support to each other from time to time. Government agencies are becoming increasingly interested and give technical support to the group. Provincial livestock officers have an important role. The Center has become well known, visitors are coming in increasing numbers, and the public are interested in the safe products from the Moo Lum farmers group. However if the number of Moo Lum farmers increases year by year it will affect the amount of food crops required to feed the pigs. Farmers should be encouraged to grow more feedstock for pig farming and there should be a study on pig food formulation according to the availability of food materials. Also, in general, the price of Moo Lum pork products is not much different from ordinary ones. It might be beneficial to establish a pork standard, so the quality of products in the market will be raised, thus the price of the pork will also increase.
Photos of the Approach
- 📍 -DonRae Sub-district, Muang District Ratchaburi Province, Thailand
- 📷 -Kulwadee Sutthawas
- 📍 -DonRae Sub-district, Muang District Ratchaburi Province, Thailand
- 📷 -Kulwadee Sutthawas
- 📍 -DonRae Sub-district, Muang District Ratchaburi Province, Thailand
- 📷 -Kulwadee Sutthawas