Lessons Learned from the Backyard Food Bank Model: A Case Study of Wang Tako Sub-district, Lang Suan District, Chumphon Province, Thailand

Abstract

"The Backyard Food Bank’s Model" serves as a prototype for creating agricultural areas that produce safety food through a social movement approach. This initiative is driven by the community's Self-reliance and their awareness of the need to prepare for potential disasters. Currently, Chumphon Province has been currently experiencing drought.
The self-reliant community, also known as “self-reliant people,” from the "Baan Noi Klang Pa Yai" learning center has worked together to design this space as a safe food production area, serving as a food bank for disaster victims. This social safety food bank can support up to 1,000 people and can deliver food to nearby communities within a two-day walking distance, covering a radius of approximately 2 to 10 kilometers. In normal times, when there are no disasters, this area will serve as a natural classroom and learning center.