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| The Royal Project Foundation in the North of Thailand
The year 1969 marked
the establishment of the Royal Project in the North of Thailand as originated
from His Majesty
 the
King's private study. Under the directorship of H.S.H. Prince Bhisatej
Rajani,this Royal Project has pursued its mission in collaboration with
the Royal Thai government, foreign governments, universities, public
and private agencies and volunteers.During the past three decades, the Royal Project has successfully fulfilled His Majesty's wish by placing emphasis mainly on R&D which lead to the proper cultivation of highland crops for opium substitution.  The
hill tribe's consciousness on the conservation of forest and watersheds
has been motivated and better standard of living in the project areas
has been conceived, In March 1992, The Royal Project Foundation rendering
public services with effective management system and permanent budget
allocation. His Majesty the King Himself holds the position of Honorary
President of the Foundation. the component of the Board consists of
H.S.H. Prince Bhisatej Rajani as Chairman together with 9 appointed
committees.The Royal Project Foundation, as it now becomes, has responded to His Majesty's initiative to help the hill tribes to help themselves in growing useful crops which enable them to have a better standard of living. |
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Growing numbers of hill tribe people were accelerating
their slash-and-bum practices in the highlands in order to clear land
for the cultivation of rice, corn and opium poppy, the rice and corn
for their own food, the opium poppy to be sold or exchanged for other
needed commodities... detail |
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Various fields of research have been conducted
at six experimental stations in the hilly areas of Chiang Mai at Ang
Khang , Pang Da, Mae Lod, Inthanon, Doi Pui (under directorship of kasetsart
University ) and Khun Wang (under directorship of the Department of
Agriculture). ... detail |
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Appropriate cash crop and agricultural technology
derived from research have been introduced to the hill tribe people and
to surrounding lowlanders, upon the realization that successful application
requires equitable allotment as well as guidance... detail |
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An intensive effort has been and is being made
to develop the necessary infrastructure, e.g. village roads, small irrigation
systems and village electricity.Teams are working on improvement of
watershed areas through proper land use management and soil conservation
practices in the already slashed and burned areas. ... detail |
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Self-Help Organizations : The hill tribe people
in the project areas are motivated to form SHOs for their own
future, particularly rice banks, production groups, village committees
and cooperatives. A rice bank has been set up in each of several hill tribe
villages in the Royal Project areas... detail
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The Royal Project to Thailand has been elected
to receive the 1988 Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding.
The Royal Project is recognized for demonstration through a concerted
national and international effort in northern Thailand that temperate
climate cash crops offer hill tribes a viable alternative to the opium
poppy... detail |
| Home Page | : www.doikham.com |
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