IRPC Smart Farming Project, Rayong Province This project was initiated in 2022 by the IRPC Smart Farming working group under the name Integrated AgroTourism and Learning Center Project, Yai Da Garden “Jae Boonchuen” (IRPC SMART FARMING) at Yai Da Garden, Jae Boonchuen, Taphong Subdistrict, Mueang District, Rayong Province, covering an area of 30 rai, located near the company's business operations area. An agro-tourism destination, comprising mixed fruit orchard based on the sufficiency economy philosophy of the late King Rama IX as a guiding principle for the development of body of knowledge. The project received the Outstanding Award in the tourism attraction category at the 11th Thai Tourism Industry Award Presentation. The IRPC Smart Farming Project in Rayong Province aims to develop Yai Da Garden, “Jae Boonchuen,” which is located close to IRPC's business operations area, as a learning center that is open to study visits and agro-tourism for the benefit of the community, with Yai Da Garden as the focal point for the following activities: - Local soil sampling to analyze the nutrient content in the soil enabling farmers to select fertilizers and nutrients suitable for soil conditions - Retail space for products of the local community - Create employment and income for members of the community, such as jobs for local people in tourismrelated services, etc. - Area for study, testing and demonstration of Nano Zinc Oxide by combining with local wisdom In 2022, IRPC surveyed, designed, and implement landscaping to make Yai Da Garden more attractive and suitable for study visits and agro-tourism. A 5-kW Floating Solar system was installed to generate electricity for agriculture and other facilities at Yai Da Garden during daytime. On May 23, 2022, IRPC organized an Open House activity at Yai Da Garden “Jae Boonchuen” to publicize and promote the Smart Farming project, Yai Da Garden, “Jae Boonchuen” through television programs and various online media. The event generated public interest. As a result, groups of interested people from the public and private sectors totaling 2,600 people visited Yai Da Garden on study We Care by IRPC Project This is a project through which IRPC provides assistance and emergency relief to stakeholders and the society at large in the event of natural or man-made disasters, including adverse impacts from COVID-19 pandemic and flooding, etc. In 2022, the company took the following actions: - Supplied 300 Polypropylene field hospital beds to field hospitals in Tha Ruea District, Ayutthaya Province and Rayong Province. - Provided 250 kilograms of plastic bags for infectious waste to Tha Ruea Hospital in Ayutthaya Province - Donated 2,700 bottles of drinking water and beverages to flood victims in Thap Ma Subdistrict, Ban Na Subdistrict and Phe Subdistrict through Rayong Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office. - Provided financial support for 200 survival bags for the Choeng Noen Subdistrict Tambon Administrative Organization in Rayong Province - Delivered 1,000 survival bags for flood victims in Thap Ma Subdistrict, Noen Phra Subdistrict, Nam Khok Subdistrict and Rayong Municipality. - Donated 4 truckloads of sand to build barriers against floodwater to Noen Phra Subdistrict Municipality, Rayong Province - Sponsored emergency relief operations Mueang District of Rayong Province to help flood victims in Ban Suan Kaew, Tubma Subdistrict by providing basic repair services for household appliances and motorcycles damaged by flood on September 19-23, 2022, with students from IRPC College of Technology volunteering to help. - Delivered 500 survival bags for flood victims in the area around IRPC Ayutthaya Oil Depot. - Donated rice, dry food, and drinking water to temples in the area around IRPC Ayutthaya Oil Depot hard hit by flooding, namely Wat Bang Muang, Wat Thep Khantharam and Wat Pho En. - Donated survival bags, adult diapers, and cooked meals to help flood victims in northern Bangkok areas, namely Chatuchak, Don Mueang, Lat Phrao, Bang Khen, Bang Sue, Sai Mai, and Lak Si districts. 145 Business-Driven Sustainability IRPC PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
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