There are about 10 million rice farmers in Thailand and throughout history farmers have been known as the backbone of the nation. Photo courtesy of Chantana TiprachartChantana Tiprachart | FilmmakerOne day Chantana Tiprachart will definitely go back to rice farming in her hometown in Kalasin province, but not anytime soon. "With rice farming, you can never get enough money to pay off the debt no matter how hard you work. Seeing no future in rice farming, his mother struggled to put him and his three siblings through school and into higher education. Riksh Upamaya Riksh Upamaya | Editor of a fashion magazine'A farmer's life starts at a minus point," Riksh Upamaya explained.

Source: Bangkok Post November 14, 2016 00:33 UTC