University faculty develop communities and create economic added value by processing bergamot into organic soap.

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March 1, 2025

A research team and faculty led by Dr. Srisarin Norasetsopan, the head of the academic service project, visited Moo 2 Khlong Chaikhan community in Khlong Yong Street, Phutthamonton District, Nakhon Pathom Province to implement the project "Developing Local Community Economy through Promoting Creative Economy and Soft Power in Spatial Context: Creating New Value from Bergamot Growers to Enhance Community Economy".

One of the main activities of this project is to process bergamot into organic soap, which is a method of creating added value for community agricultural products. The project has been honored by herbal processing expert Mr. Kesarin Taimuni, who is the owner of the "Herbal Soap" product. A three-star OTOP will become a lecturer, imparting knowledge and demonstrating the production process of bergamot organic soap, so that farmers can apply it to community products with market competitiveness.

Using bergamot to make organic soap not only increases revenue channels.