Organic Farming Project

Organic Rice Farming Promotion Program

We have an agricultural extension team to educate our farming members about organic farming practices and standards. Our dedicated team holds trainings and meetings to exchange knowledge, resolve issues and challenges and assure that purchases are made at a fair price. The program is systematically conducted for maximum effectiveness, integrating with the concepts of transparency, traceability and trustability. The focus of the program is on improving the production process and quality of Thai organic rice. As a result, our Thai farmers improve their standard of living and health, while our consumers, both Thais and others, enjoy an organically grown healthier staple food that comes directly from the people who grow it.

Organic Rice Farming Promotion

• Recruiting member farmers and setting up meetings.
• Consultation on organic rice farming & production and being guardians of our farmers.
• Trainings on new information and technologies related to organic rice farming & production and standards, enhancing our farmers’ self-reliance.
• Evaluating rice fields and factors of production.

Healthy Food, Quality Life

I grew up in a tobacco farming family, but I left the farm for the big city. When my mother was diagnosed with liver cancer, I decided to leave my job in Bangkok and return to Northern Thailand to help my father on our family farm.  I was suffering from diabetes at that times. This return to the farming life was the turning point in my life.

We switched from tobacco farming to rice farming. Now, we also plant our own vegetables and prepare our own meals. Plus, I am switching to a brown rice diet. After three years of effort, my health has improved weight reduction, improved bowel movement, lower blood sugar level and reduced intake of medicine. My physician mentioned that brown rice contains high amounts of fiber, thereby slowing the glucose absorption process, regulating the blood sugar level and overcoming metabolic syndrome. My father’s beriberi syndrome and constipation have improved as well. Our fields, once again, are endowed with fresh water prawns and fishes.

Skin disease, liver disease, diabetes and constipation are common ailments plaguing our rice farmers. As a member of the Agriculture Promotion Department, I share my organic planting experience and methods with those farmers who are still using chemical pesticides and fertilizers. This is a step towards the self-sustaining agriculture model suggested by our King.

I lead by example and serve as a model for other farmers. And as time passed, many farmers are changing their farming practices. A portion of our harvest is now exported after reserving enough for ourselves and our families. I sincerely hope that our customers enjoy the health benefits of our rice harvest, for the rice is the product of our love and hard work.