When the rainy season came, she was happy too. Even though she did not know what was the real reason behind her happiness, only knowing that green grasses and buffalo were enjoying the coming rain. Farmers as well, they were happy for the season of rice growing began.
That was thing I've seen since I was young.
True or not as the world is automated turned to be unique under globalization, people around me are afraid of being not up-to date persons. As I heard that civilization mean an arrival of paved roads and electricity, lots of them try to run after it rapidly by encouraging their kids with higher education. yes, it's only existed in city. The fields are left to be alone with old people. While new generation keeps moving toward the city.
Once when the old people cannot do farming any further, so new form of farming with higher income is brought into the fields. Rubber culture seems to be the answer for them.
So, this is an origin of a replacement of rice by rubber in the paddy fields.
Rice Production in Thailand
Rice production in Thailand represents a significant portion of the Thai economy and labor force.[1]
Thailand has a strong tradition of rice production. It has the fifth-largest amount of land under rice cultivation in the world and is the world's largest exporter of rice.[2] Thailand has plans to further increase its land available for rice production, with a goal of adding 500,000 hectares to its already 9.2 million hectares of rice-growing areas.[3] The Thai Ministry of Agriculture expects rice production to yield around 30 million tons of rice for 2008.[4] The most produced strain of rice in Thailand is jasmine rice, which is a higher quality type of rice. However, jasmine has a significantly lower yield rate than other types of rice, but it also normally fetches more than double the price of other strains in a global market.[3]
