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The Thai government periodically steps in to aid rubber farmers. To help the Thai rubber industry in 2016, the government spent US$471 million to aid small-scale rubber farmers cultivating up to 15 rai (six acres) of trees. This limit is seen as artificially low by Thai rubber farmers, as up to 80 percent own as much as 25 rai (4.
However, a tragic turn of events occurs when Sek suddenly passes away. Thongkham also discovers the harsh reality of Thai law, which does not recognize same-sex partnerships. As a result, all the assets they had accumulated together, including the house, land, and durian farm, are inherited by Saeng (Seeda Puapimon), Sek's mother.
[4] [5] Opened in 1974, the market is operated by the Marketing Organization for Farmers (Thai: องค์การตลาดเพื่อเกษตรกร), and was listed by CNN as one of the top 10 fresh markets in the world in 2017. [6] The market is especially known for premium fruit products, including durian and mango. [7] [8] [9]
Durian fruit cut open to show the edible flesh. The durian (/ ˈ d ʊər i ə n / ⓘ [1]) is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio. There are 30 recognized species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. [2] Durio zibethinus, native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the only species available on the international ...
A durian festival is held each year around the beginning of June in Laplae District. The province is known for two varieties of durian which lack the usual, and to some people offensive, odour: Longlaplae and Linlaplae, both named after Laplae District. Durian production in Uttaradit province was estimated to be around 20,000 tonnes in 2012 ...
Based on 2017 data, Chumphon has an area of 164,099 rai of durian, with a yield of approximately 128,894 tons, create income for the province of not less than 6,000 million baht a year. There are more farmers grow durian every year. [17] In addition to durian, Chumphon is also famous for its lady finger bananas and cavendish bananas.
Mudaria luteileprosa, or the Durian seed borer [1] is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in Malaysia, [2] Indonesia, [3] and Thailand. [4] [5 ...
The site is not a wat (temple) but a private undertaking by a retired durian farmer Khun Nim Thongsuk who began building it in 1976, at the age of 77, and continued to do so until his death at the age of 91. The site features many statues of Buddha and other aspects of Thai Buddhism, and also of birds and snakes and other animals, and a pair of ...