Mr. Wiwat Salyakamthorn

Position: President of the World Soil ​Association of Thailand

Work history:

• Many more titles with a single goal: implementing HM ​King Rama IX’s knowledge into action to help as many ​as people as possible
  
• President of the World Soil ​Association and Chairman ​of Arsom Silp ​Institute of the Arts Council
  
• Founder of ​Mab Ueang Agri-Nature Learning Center, ​Agri-Nature ​Foundation, and Pudalaymahavijalaya ​School
  
• Deputy Minister of the ​Ministry of Agriculture and ​Cooperatives (2017-2019)
  
• Government officer in the Office of ​the National ​Economic and Social Development ​Council (NESDC) ​when he was selected to work with His ​Majesty King ​Rama IX for 16 years
  

The Spirit of Sufficiency

Professor Yak or Ajarn Yak, commonly known among the general public.

Professor Yak serves as the President of the World Soil ​Association and the ​Agri-Nature Foundation. He adopted the principles of New Theory ​Agriculture and the Sufficiency Economy according to the royal initiatives, to ​serve as an example and inspire farmers by demonstrating that Agri-Nature ​can truly lead to a prosperous life based on sufficiency.

The core principle of Agri-Nature is "Feed the soil and let the soil feed the ​plants." This involves allowing microorganisms and living organisms to ​thrive without the use of chemicals or pesticides, ensuring the soil remains ​"living soils."

Professor Yak has brought the principles of "The King's Philosophy" to teach ​and train the general public through courses on Agri-Nature towards a ​sufficiency economy system at the Mab Ueang Agri-Nature Learning Center. ​This center aims to be a hub for learning the King's Philiosophy and a source ​of wisdom and knowledge, with many batches of students who have ​demonstrated tangible success.

This approach requires both virtue and knowledge, aligning with the King's ​work principle that "Our Loss is Our Gain", which emphasizes achieving ​"worthwhile" outcomes over merely "profitable" ones. This perspective ​values the well-being of the population, an outcome that cannot be ​quantified in monetary terms. As the saying goes, "Money is an illusion, but ​rice and fish are real."