Community food bank and Ethnobotany in Community around Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary

Food security, biodiversity, sustainability development and research is needed. Not only preserved like a statue in a museum But it is necessary to create benefits and be used in the areas and communities that have sustainable interests. which supports local self-reliance after the COVID-19 epidemic situation, together with the development of products from local wisdom to have economic value. and sustainable agriculture is responsible for reducing the impacts on climate change and environmental pollution. together with the nutritional status and food security of the community that can integrate knowledge into the teaching curriculum of local youth and develop in the local and national policies in the future.

Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary Located in the area of ​​2 provinces: Narathiwat Province and Yala Province in Narathiwat Province Located in 5 districts, 10 sub-districts and 30 villages, with an area of ​​approximately 391,689 rai, is a complex high mountain range. Height above sea level from 100 meters to 1,466 meters Hala Forest and Bala Forest is a humid rainforest or tropical rainforest high humidity all year round It is located at the southern end of Thailand. There is a continuation of the forest line with the swamp forest. northern malaysia Combined, it is the largest area of ​​tropical rainforest on the Malaya Peninsula, with an average rainfall of more than 2000 mm per year.
The morphology of the soil in this forest is a deep benthic area. There are dense vegetation, often with a canopy close together and often a plant in the rubber family. (DIPTEROCARPACEAE) such as Krabak, red sage, white sage, yellow sage, green egg, takhian, cat's eye, large plants in other families, such as Yi, Thong Bueng, pit pod, krabok, rosemary or leek, Yuan and Krisna. There are also plants in the betel nut family ( ARECACEAE) widely distributed, such as Lao Cha-on, Mak Pon from Khao Bang Sun, Kapor Forty or Single Tan, Mak Khao Tok and many kinds of rattan. Most of the ground plants or ground cover plants belong to the ginger family. (ZINGIBERACEAE) Important genera include wild galangal, cardamom, wild cardamom, pud and kala, which have many types, including white flowers. red and pink Many genus of ferns such as early ferns, Wan Kip Rhino and Sam Roi Yot or Chon, etc., in limestone hills such as Pha Orchid, Pha Nakarat and Khao Hua Nak. and stunted stem shrubs. Most of them do not exceed 10 meters in height. The predominant plants are pine, three thousand years, red pine, sleeping bird and sand pine. Other plants such as Nepenthes, Wan Nakharat, and various orchids. Including mushrooms that are the source of food for many people in the area. In addition, rare wildlife species such as rhinoceros, tapir, bison, tiger, chamois and wild elephants are found. Many plants found can be used as a source of food for communities in the area close to the Hala-Bala forest for a long time.
Community in the area, Lo Jood Subdistrict, Waeng District, Narathiwat Province Most of them are farmers and general contractors. have an average income of 50,000 baht/household/year (Community Development Office. 2017) Cultivation of livestock for household consumption as a supplementary occupation, such as fattening cattle, chickens and goats, and cultivating mixed vegetable gardens for sale and consumption in the household (sormon garden) such as rambutan, lemongrass, ginger, galangal, and dahlia mainly. No ownership of large plots of land of their own And there is trade across the Thai and Malaysian borders, generating income worth millions of baht. But after the Covid-19 outbreak, both land and water borders were closed. As a result, income per household decreased. Incomes declined due to volatility in employment and slumping agricultural prices. which directly affects the state of poverty Food security and nutritional status of households in the community which has an area adjacent to the Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
This study was to develop community skills in building food security for their own households in Lo Jood Sub-district, Waeng District, Narathiwat Province. which has an area adjacent to the Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary by many communities in the area There are harvested products from the forest. Both as food and herbs such as Sato, Luk Yee, Luk Niang, Rang Khae, and Dala shoots are planted to use flowers as an ingredient in food such as Khao Yam, Chili Paste and may be used in cultural events. To achieve maximum efficiency in harvesting forest products and to collect data in order to conserve local knowledge and wisdom through the transfer of knowledge of indigenous botanicals (Ethnobotany) to community researchers in Lo Jood Sub-district in order to be able to track changes in plant food both in the household in the Hala-Bala forest area This saves the time cost of harvesting produce from the forest. for consumption, income generation, as well as the selection of the mother of food plants from the forest to be planted as a food bank within the community research team's household and expand the results in the future by working and exchanging information with Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary every step to be a policy guideline for sustainable coexistence between people and the forest