Thailand

Traditional ecological knowledge in Thailand: Mechanisms and contributions to food security
By: Ekarin Phungpracha, Kulvadee Kansuntisukmongkon, and Opart Panya
June 15, 2016
Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences
Keywords: Community-based natural resources, food security, food acquisition, Thailand
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452315116300054
Due to socio-economic and environmental pressures on agriculture, developing countries have faced a shortage of food access and degraded quality of food resources. This study suggests that traditional ecological knowledge could play a significant role in contributing to food security among rural, smallholder farmers. Findings show that lowland subsistence farming communities were endowed with a higher level of TEK and showed a stronger indication of food security than the upland cash-crop focused communities.