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Thai farmers were not able to grow crops for lack of water. Although scientific evidence seems to suggest that cloud seeding does not ameliorate droughts, [3] [4] the Royal Rainmaking Project debuted on 20 July 1969 at the king's behest, when the first rainmaking attempt was made at Khao Yai National Park. Dry ice flakes were scattered over clouds.
Since then the Thai government claims that rainmaking has been successfully applied throughout Thailand and neighboring countries. [72] The king received recognition for the Royal Rainmaking Project from the Eureka organization in 2001 for an invention that is beneficial to the world. In 2009, Jordan received permission from Thailand to use the ...
This is a list of charitable projects and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in Thailand or connected with Thailand. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( August 2008 )
Thailand's military government in 2016 introduced "Thailand 4.0", an economic model designed to break Thailand out of the middle income trap. [9] For agriculture, Thailand 4.0 aims at a seven-fold increase in average annual income of farmers from 56,450 baht to 390,000 baht by 2037. [ 2 ]
He discovered that many areas faced the problem of drought. Over 82 percent of Thai agricultural land relied on rainfall. Thai farmers were not able to grow crops for lack of water. The royal rainmaking project debuted on 20 July 1969 at his behest, when the first rainmaking attempt was made at Khao Yai National Park.
This category contains articles related to Royal Initiative Projects of the King of Thailand. Pages in category "Royal Initiative Projects" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
About 70 pesticides used in Thailand are banned in the West. [7] According to the Thai government's The Eleventh National Economic and Social Development Plan (2012-1016), Thailand is number one in the world in the application of chemicals in agriculture. The report stated, "The use of chemicals in the agricultural and industrial sectors is ...
Rainmaking among the Mandan by George Catlin, 1830s. In many societies around the world, rain dances and other rituals have been used to stimulate rainfall. Some Native Americans used rain dances extensively. European examples include ceremonies in the Balkans known as Perperuna and Dodola and Caloian. Some US farmers attempt to bring rain ...