Nonthaburi Food Policy Council
Overview
The “Nonthaburi Food Council” is a collaboration among individuals and organizations across multiple sectors—farmers, consumers, fresh markets, supermarkets, restaurants, schools, hospitals, and government agencies—working together to promote participation and integration throughout the food chain. The goal is to develop a sustainable food system for Nonthaburi City that enhances both quality of life and environmental well-being through local food processes and culturally diverse lifestyles.
Rationale
To ensure that food production, distribution, and consumption are systematically managed, safe, high-quality, and environmentally sustainable, collaboration among various sectors—agriculture, business, government, local organizations, and citizens as consumers—has become increasingly essential. Integrated management of the complex food chain is a growing need, especially as modern lifestyles bring new challenges to communities everywhere.
Key issues include improving food literacy, encouraging eating habits that help restore degraded ecosystems and soil, fostering cooperation between growers and eaters, ensuring equitable access to good food, and promoting green procurement practices in public sectors such as hospital kitchens, school cafeterias, restaurants, and government agencies.
In response, the Food Council model has emerged as a vital platform for cross-sector collaboration, rooted in the principles of multi-stakeholder engagement and municipal mechanisms.
Objectives
To raise awareness and promote the “Nonthaburi Food Council” as a creative initiative for building a sustainable local food system, and to co-design processes that engage various sectors within Nonthaburi toward sustainable food systems at local, national, and global levels.
Implementation Methods
- Conduct research on the food system in Nonthaburi
- Host dialogue forums for cross-sector stakeholders
- Identify practical areas with potential for community-based food business models
- Raise public awareness and advocate for the Nonthaburi Food Council to the wider society