Your journey to the north of Thailand remind me of the previous king - the king Rama9 for his afford to develop the northen part of Thailand by changing from opium pupy to coffee program. In 1969, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej learned that some poppy growers could earn a comparable amount of money from selling local peaches. That was when he developed the idea that growing an improved peach variety could possibly generate more income than opium poppy, minus the risk of being involved in criminal activities, and therefore, opium cultivation could organically wither away from existence. The concept would eventually be called alternative development model.The King deployed his knowledge on geography and botany to sponsor the research on alternative crops. He instituted the ‘Royal Project,’ a private charitable organisation to support alternative development in Northern Thailand. The Royal Project ran its first training programme with the highlanders in 1970, while the King set up development stations in the area and I do believe you can contract the Royal project for advice on Organic Farming and probably can apply into one of their programs.
It would be great! Unfortunately it's pretty risky without a Thai license and proper insurance. I do want to work on getting my Thai license and buying one though!
I'm so appreciate your guys went to Pun Pun, I so much love that place
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Thank you 🙏 ❤
awesome video, excited to see more of this journey :)
Thanks Joel, it was a pretty incredible transformation from this day to the last. Can't wait to share it with everyone!
Love this place and Jon is super amazing.
Pun Pun is a beautiful place to be ❤
Thus whole video was so so mesmerizing i felt like i am travelling you guys are awesome keep exploring rural areas...
Wow thank you so much Vishnu! We do really enjoy the rural experiences and getting a glimpse into the history of a country.
Your journey to the north of Thailand remind me of the previous king - the king Rama9 for his afford to develop the northen part of Thailand by changing from opium pupy to coffee program. In 1969, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej learned that some poppy growers could earn a comparable amount of money from selling local peaches. That was when he developed the idea that growing an improved peach variety could possibly generate more income than opium poppy, minus the risk of being involved in criminal activities, and therefore, opium cultivation could organically wither away from existence.
The concept would eventually be called alternative development model.The King deployed his knowledge on geography and botany to sponsor the research on alternative crops. He instituted the ‘Royal Project,’ a private charitable organisation to support alternative development in Northern Thailand. The Royal Project ran its first training programme with the highlanders in 1970, while the King set up development stations in the area and I do believe you can contract the Royal project for advice on Organic Farming and probably can apply into one of their programs.
Dakala that is so amazing. Thank you for sharing that. What a transformation!
You guys should rent a motorbike, it would be more convenient while in CM.
It would be great! Unfortunately it's pretty risky without a Thai license and proper insurance. I do want to work on getting my Thai license and buying one though!