Comprehensive agriculture in Phang-Nga

Special Report for weekly Andaman News NBT TV (VHF dial) at 8.30am broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces & at 7pm on FM 108 Mazz Radio Friday 19th August 2011 & later VDO on www.YouTube.com/AndamanNews & at 8.30am Sunday 21 August on FM90.5 Radio Thailand Phuket Send comments to AndamanNews@yahoo.com Tape: A 3 rai plot of land, or approximately 1.2 acres, may be too little for some people who do farming. But a farmer at Teen Ped village, Prawit Saejea has his way to succeed. Teen Ped village is located in Thai Muang district of Phang-Nga province. Applying the sufficiency economy principle advocated by HM the King of Thailand, Prawit has now transformed the 3 rai land into a successful farm plot. Not only that, he managed to add an extra 9 rai to carry out comprehensive farming. Learning from the principle, Prawit does not focus on only one type of crop, but wisely uses the land for three types of agriculture. The first type is for orchard farming so he can harvest annually. The fruits comprise different kinds including rambutan, mangosteen and even vegetables like long green beans. For the second type, he plants crops which produce and harvest monthly such as oil palm which is mixed with herbal or kitchen plants. The third type focuses on herbal plants and vegetables. This is a source of daily and weekly income for his family. He said: "I strictly follow His Majesty the King's advice on the sufficiency economy. I adhere to 3 middle paths under His Majesty's ...

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