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Putting snails to good use

July 13th, 2006 by Andrew Walker · 5 Comments

Earlier this month I helped farmers in Baan Tiam (northern Thailand) crush bags of hoy cheri (golden apple snails). The crushed snails were mixed with rotten fruit, molasses and water to make a rich brew for the production of liquid fertiliser. This was a project promoted by the Land Development Department and supported with small grants [...]

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