I. Mahasarakham University organizes World Wetlands Day 2024 in Kud daeng oxbow lake
Walai Rukhavej Botanical Research Institute (WRBRI) of Mahasarakham University (MSU) organized the 2024 World Wetlands Day event on February 1-2, 2024, at Ban Kerng Field Station, in collaboration with the local community and Subdistrict Administrative Organization of Kerng Sub-district. To commemorate the signing of the convention on Wetlands of International Importance in 1971. Therefore, we have joined together to organize activities for World Wetlands Day every year. The theme for World Wetlands Day 2024 is Wetlands and Human Wellbeing. The event aimed to raise awareness of the importance and value of the Kud Daeng oxbow lake by organizing an exhibition at the wetland learning center for the community and stakeholders. The objective was to foster cooperation between the community and local agencies in managing wetland areas, particularly through creating conservation zones for aquatic life and supporting local fisheries for preservation purposes. Activities included an exhibition at the Ban Kerng research Station's Wetland Learning Center and a training session on teaching kayaking, vermicompost production and waste separation and management, organic fertilizer production and organic farming, creating aquatic animal conservation areas and local fisheries for conservation around Kud Daeng, and tourism management. There were 250 individuals, from our university, local people and primary and secondary school students participating in the activity. The news was published via facebook in this link : https://shorturl.asia/ApVQU
II. Creating a network for producing local organic vegetables around Kud daeng oxbow lake, MSU in 2024
Project to Build an Organic Local Vegetable Production Network in Koeng Community under the Koeng Station Development Plan (2023-2026), in 2nd year.
On 28 September 2024, Walai Rukhavej Botanical Research Institute of Mahasarakham University organized a project to establish a community network for organic indigenous vegetable production in Kerng. This initiative is part of the Kerng research station development plan (2023-2026) in 2nd, which aims to develop natural water-based tourism and organic agriculture for community benefit. The activities included lectures and hands-on training in local vegetable production techniques using planting tables to reduce problems caused by various pests, along with detailed demonstrations of soil preparation and transplanting of vegetable seedlings. Participating villagers will also gain practical training to enhance their sustainable agricultural skills, developing and selecting appropriate packaging, emphasizing the use of biodegradable packaging and decorating produce to make it more attractive to purchase, in order to add value to community products. Including climate adaptation strategies for riverbank farming communities along the Chi river, and organic fertilizer production to support soil restoration and conservation. The project engaged 39 local farmers. The news was published via facebook in this link : WRBRI | Facebook
