Ban Toei villagers feel they earn enough to make a living and no longer need development projects or debt relief. They came together to grow chemical-free rice for the main and off-season crop, using compost or organic fertiliser while lessening their reliance on costly chemical fertiliser. In 2009, the state-run Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives backed a 200,000-baht initiative to encourage communities to make organic fertiliser. Locally made organic fertiliser helps cut farmers' production costs, as the organic fertiliser is just 280 baht for 50 kilogrammes. Most local sugar-cane and tapioca growers have turned to using our organic fertiliser instead of chemical fertiliser.

Source: Bangkok Post November 06, 2017 23:48 UTC