The Driving of Participatory and Achievement-Focused Integration Process as A Solution to Grassroots Economy in The COVID 19-Era Using Management of Knowledge and Research to Benefit Community and Society: A Case Study of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

The drive for Participatory and Achievement-focused integration process as a Solution to Grassroots Economy in the COVID 19-Era aims to manage the participatory and achievement-driven integration, coordinate the integration, participatory, and productive efforts of government agencies, the private sector, civil society and communities in solving problems and developing the Grassroots Economy. The target groups include farmers and entrepreneurs in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The tools used in the research were questionnaires, visit forms, interview forms and an evaluation form for knowledge management and research for community and social use. The results of the project were found that: 1. The driving of Participatory and Achievement-focused integration process as a Solution to Grassroots Economy in the COVID 19-Era using Management of Knowledge and Research to benefit community and society consisted of 5 major stages, divided into sub-stages as follows: Action Plan Stage: (Planning); with 6 sub-stages, Action Stage: (Doing); with 2 sub-stages, Action Project Monitoring and Evaluation (Checking) with of 2 sub-stages, Improvement and Development Stage: (Acting); with 2 sub-stages, and Action Reflection Stage: (Reflection); by the meeting of researcher, publishing and disseminating academic articles in national journals. 2. The results of promoting and coordinating the integration of government agencies, the private sector, civil society and communities found that all departments cooperated and demonstrated readiness to promote and support the project, including partaking in monitoring and extending the results of every project. 3. The results of monitoring and evaluation of the project implementation suggested that 1) every sub-project had its objectives lined in consistency with the policy of Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture, 2) increase income for farmers and communities, 3) farmers, entrepreneurs and communities express a high level of satisfaction with the project implementation, 4) the project helps build a career, generate income, and so a better quality of life, 5) Create participation and integration of agencies in the development of Grassroots Economy and solve problems for those affected by the COVID-19 epidemic.