KNOTS ROUNDTRIP
TO KLONG YONG AND LPN FOUNDATION[19 - 20 June 2017]
Klong Yong Community Enterprise, Nakhon Pathom Province
Labour Rights Promotion Network Foundation, Samut Sakhon Province
“Environment, Organic Farming and Water Governance through Transdisciplinary Approach from Field Visiting”
Round Trip to Klong Yong, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand
(Monday 19 June, 2017)
Ban Chanote, Klong Yong-Lantakfa Community Enterprise located in Lantakfa, Nakhon Chaisri, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. The community enterprise has a main goal in producing organic rice and preserving the local paddy seeds in Nakhon Chaisri field. They also applied many technics in rice field management to increase the production. This community enterprise was established in 2010. The president of this community enterprise is Nantha Prasarnwong. The missions of Ban Chanote, Klong Yong-Lantakfah Community Enterprise are to produce organic rice which directly connects with the consumers and lift up the income of rice farming more than chemical-used or low quality rice. The community enterprise started with organic vegetables and rice. The members of the community enterprise joined to build a small community rice-mill for consumption and enterprise.
9.00 Van leave for Klong Yong
10.00 Arrival at Ban Chanote-Klong Yong-Lantakfa Cooperative
10:30 Presentation of current situation on environment and water governance issues
12:00 Lunch
13.00 Visit the pomelo farm and discussion on the need for transdisciplinary approach
15:00 Come back to Bangkok
“Cross Border Migration, Diaspora Community’s Livelihood and Trandisciplinary Studies from Field Visiting”
Round Trip to Mahachai, Samut Sakorn Province, Thailand
Tuesday 20 June, 2017
Mahachai seaport is located in Samut Sakorn which is Thailand’s largest fish processing zone. The area is accommodated hundreds of migrant workers, mainly from Myanmar, though workers from Cambodia and Laos are also present. International attention has been given to trafficking in the fishery industry. During the round trip, participants will meet and discuss with the organizations working on migrant workers’ rights and counter-trafficking.
9:00 Van leave for Mahachai
10:00 Arrival at Labor Rights Promotion Network Foundation (LPN)
10:30 Presentation on migration issues and the need for transdisciplinary studies
12:00 Lunch Time
13:00 Visit migrant education center and primary school at the temple
14:30 Discussion on the need for transdisciplinary approach
15:00 Free time around Burmese market
16:00 Come back to Bangkok
Photo Gallery for KNOTS ROUND-TRIP (2017.06.19-20)
