The Roles of Food Science and Technology in Inducing the King’s Philosophy to Food Education and Food Product Development for Community Economy

Abstract

Food science and technology is an applied science that studied food. The international knowledge in the fields of food processing, food engineering, food chemistry, food microbiology, and food quality assurance is applied for local product development. The new knowledge from research and community services of lectures, academic staff, and students is a part of the philosophy of sufficiency economy, which will support the community development. The development is relevant to engineering design of food machines, process design and technology selection, quality control and assurance of the products from hazard microbial and chemical substances to health. In addition, analysis the community context and the needs of the community is a food production on a basis of moderation, reasonableness, and self-immunity. The knowledge of local food education will develop food science and technology students to be the food managers relying on the philosophy of sufficiency economy. The food education supports community enterprises to produce a safety and standard local food products leading to drive community economy on a collaboration with Rajabhat University, the University for Community Development.