Appropriate cash
crop and agricultural technology derived from research have been
introduced to the hilltribe people and to surrounding lowlanders,
upon the realization that successful application requires equitable
allotment as well as guidance.
The
hilltribe people have been motivatd to thrive without destroying
the forests. A stable income for them is being maintained form fruit
trees, other cash crops and livestock. At the same time stabilizing
efforts have been made to discourage their migratory propensities.
At present the
Royal Project administers 28 extention stations situated in Chiang
Mai, Chiang Rai, Mae Hong Son. Lamphun, Phayao and Nan provinces.
Some 274 villages are covered comprising of 10,695 families or
53,589 people.