Durian Thailand’s Top Export Earner, Outranking Rice And Rubber
Thai durian has outranked rice and para rubber as Thailand’s top export performer, with export volume last year estimated at about 187 billion baht, compared to 100 billion baht…
Harvest Time Modernizing In Thailand
A great post from our Archives on rice farming from 5 years ago this month: The rice harvesting season is just about over and farmers large and small have…
Study Finds High Pesticide Levels In Local Food
[caption id="attachment_10911" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Pesticides a problem.[/caption] Following a recent article regarding pesticides in some supermarket produce, a more damning report has emerged. Recent research has disclosed that serious contamination…
Isaan Microwave
Secretly, the Thais have invented an outdoor microwave. Not to be outdone by modern technology, these clever chaps have been baking chicken in a makeshift microwave for decades. Their cunning…
Annual Buriram Agricultural Show 2017
[caption id="attachment_10616" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Stalls at Buriram Agricultural Show.[/caption] The annual Buriram Agricultural Show was held at Buriram Agricultural College on Friday and Saturday , November 10 and 11. It…
New Jobs To Be Created For Rice Farmers In The Dry Season
[caption id="attachment_6861" align="aligncenter" width="500"] New jobs to deter farmers from growing third round of rice.[/caption] The Royal Irrigation Department will spend 3.5 billion bht to create non-farming jobs for rice…
A day in the life of a rural village in Isan
There`s a rhythm to life in an Isan rural village which is totally different to that say of a town or city. The first stirrings of life come before…
Buriram Stages Agricultural Show
[caption id="attachment_5571" align="aligncenter" width="480"] John Deere tractors at the agricultural show.[/caption] The Buriram Agricultural and Technical College this week have an interesting exhibition at the college grounds. The event…
Floods In The South, Drought In The North
[caption id="attachment_5338" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Artesian wells to beat drought ?[/caption] With over a million people now affected by floods in the south, it seems ironic that farmers in the north…
Hopes For New “Super” Strawberry Development
[caption id="attachment_5029" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Super? strawberry.[/caption] A new research project is hoping to develop a strawberry with enhanced taste and also health benefits. "We are in the process of boosting…