The characteristics of agricultural practices in Bang Kachao area, the Bangkok metropolitan fringe

Bang Kachao area, a conserved green zone in the southern part of Bangkok, has been recently well-known asone of the tourist destinations for rural tourism at a short distance to the city, which are mostly based on thetourism resources generated from agriculture. The present study, therefore, discusses agritourism that shouldbe mainly facilitated in four agricultural systems: traditional mixed orchards, monoculture, integratedfarming, and agroforestry. These systems have applied “sufficiency economy” for reconstructing farmlands,which features four characteristics of agricultural practices: small-scale farms in traditional agriculturallandscapes, diversified agricultural products, conservation of the environment, and the interaction of ruraland urban communities. These characteristics should be utilized for promoting agritourism in the area