H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej is a monarch having a far-sighted vision with talents in arts, science, sports and languages. His royal initiated projects and royal concepts have been recognized worldwide as are seen from the numerous awards presented to His Majesty, particularly the UNDP award recently presented by the UN and the first ever Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Medallion awarded by the World Food Prize Foundation. Among the royal ideas given to be guidelines for his subjects, the philosophy of sufficiency economy is the most widely known.