Understanding Bangkok middle-class farmers social practices on urban agriculture

I have noticed a discourse towards agricultural activity in the Global South, which is seen as the poor’s livelihoods, subsistence activity, for food security, among other. This paper aims to study urban agriculture as social practices of middle-class dwellers in Bangkok, Thailand and factors around it by conduct qualitative interviews with farmers to explain the practices that are uncommon for inhabitants who have purchase power to access food. By that, this study discusses the social practices through Shove, Pantzar and Watson’s three elements. Firstly, meanings and motivation of why the middle-class were motivated to involve farming activity. Secondly, what materials do they have or have access to. Lastly, what are the skills they have; how did they own it? Also, the practices are influenced by diverse actors, namely, friends, family, civil society and government. I analyze form, role, function and impact of civil society and public policies policy when civil society is having part on people’s practices. Also, I discuss over the implementing policies, its impacts on the urban farmers, vulnerabilities, why it is not fulfilling the objectives and how urban agriculture is still absent in the policy level.