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#farmers

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Living

Dec 16, 20153 min read

Thailand’s farmers left high and dry

One would not think it from the holiday bustle in Bangkok’s glittering shopping malls, but the rest of Thailand is bracing itself for a lean year. A rainfall deficit has left a series of reservoirs that are crucial sources of Thailand’s dry-season water at…

Food

Dec 15, 20151 min read

Balinese farmers insure 4,000 hectares of rice fields

As many as 4,000 hectares of rice fields belonging to Balinese farmers are included in the rice farming insurance program for the planting period of October 2015-March 2016, an official has said. “Our previous target this year is 11 thousand hectares of rice…