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Playing the market in rice

February 9th, 2007 by Andrew Walker · 2 Comments

 
In Baan Tiam in Chiang Mai province there has been very significant transformation in dry season cultivation. A few years ago garlic was all the rage. But it rapidly lost popularity as a result of reductions in yield and the impact of the free-trade agreement with China. A range of other crops have been tried [...]

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