Post-Conference Field Trip

A one-day field trip will be organized on 1 June 2023 to enable the participants to visit the vetiver utilization and plantation in Chiang Mai. The Office of the Royal Development Projects Board and the Chaipattana Foundation will support all expenses during the field trip (transportation and meals).

Route 1: Doi Saket District

Morning: Study of Soil Bioengineering and Smart Slope Monitoring Demonstration Site: Highway no.118 km. 46+700 (Doi Saket) (Department of Highways)
Afternoon:

• Huai Hong Khrai Royal Development Study Center, Doi Saket District, Chiang Mai Province
• Integrated farming plot and vetiver handicraft products of Mrs. Tiamta Pa-Lee, President of “People Love Vetiver” Network, Region 6, in San Kamphaeng District, Chiang Mai Province (Land Development Department)

Route 2: Mae Rim District

Morning: Extension Area of the Agricultural Learning Center at Kong Hae Village, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province (Royal Forest Department)

Afternoon:

• Development and Promotion of the Utilization of Vetiver in Forestry Demonstration Center No. 1, Pong Yang Subdistrict, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province (Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation)
• Agricultural plot and display of vetiver handicraft products of Fak Luang Group (Vetiver Handicraft Making Group According to the Royal Initiative on the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy), Mae Rim District, Chaing Mai Province (Land Development Department)