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SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES

FOR ACCELERATING ACTIONS IN HALTING SOIL SALINIZATION
AND SALINE SOIL MANAGEMENT

1. SEAWEED DEVELOPMENT FISHERIES GROUPS

1. General Information and description of best practice/technology

Introduction

The trend of consuming healthy food, a main value of the Thai society at the present age

is considered to be an important factor which helps people see the importance of seaweed
resources. This has brought about demand of products and raw products including business of

seaweed cultivation. Seaweed especially for sea grapes is a seaweed with popularity for cultivation
due to its good taste and being healthy food with high nutritional values rich in several vitamins.

Therefore, there are a large number of people who are interested in cultivating and processing the

seaweed for health food of this kind. Establishing a group of farmers for seaweed farming is
grouping of farmers in the area of Laem Pak Bia sub-district and Bang Kaew sub-district, Ban

Laem district and Hat Chao Samran sub-district, Muang district, Phetchaburi province and the area
of sub-districts nearby due to the fact that most people make a living from conducting sea salt

farming and coastal fisheries. Therefore, this is done to create a new occupation or a supplementary
occupation bringing about incomes to families. Moreover, this is to promote seaweed to be well

known, to expand markets and to propagate knowledge to farmers as well as for those who are

interested in making a living from seaweed.

Initially, there were 26 applicants applying to be members of the group. There is an

operation committee consisting of 9 people. The establishment of the Phetchaburi seaweed
development fishery group is located at 118, Moo 1, Laem Phak Bia sub-district, Ban Laem

district, Phetchaburi province.

Operating facility House No. 18, Moo 1, Laem Phak Bia sub-district, Ban Laem district,

Phetchaburi province.

Land user Mr. Manu Paochan

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