Development of Agricultural’s Garden Plant Occupation Skill for Those Affected by COVID-19 with Innovation and Smart Farm Technology

Abstract

This research presents subject development of agricultural’s garden plant occupation skill for those affected by covid-19 with innovation and smart farm technology It is combined with modern technology today. By adhering to the principle of sufficiency economy as a philosophy pointing to the existence of the target group which aims to create a body of knowledge and develop professional skills in agriculture, gardening, by applying technology, innovative systems, smart farms, and developing agricultural career skills for people affected by COVID-19. In this research, the problem of income and suffering of people in the community affected by the situation were identified. by using the area of responsibility of the Ban Krot Municipality Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province as a case study Therefore, technology and innovations have been developed in smart farms as a way to generate income in agricultural careers in the form of garden agriculture, which will produce safe agricultural vegetables. and enhancing a sufficiency economy and a self-reliant society. Similarly, the education by providing training course for smart farm system for kitchen garden agriculture for 60 people in the community divided into 2 groups: those affected by COVID-19 and a new generation of farmers. The results showed that The average efficiency in all aspects was 4.02, which was very high. However, the participants have knowledge of smart farm agriculture and can use the smart farm system and equipment provided in the training. able to build on integrated and self-reliant farming and understand how to adjust themselves to adapt to the unusual situation in the present as well.