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1. learning | 13 Nov 2012
Govt rice purchases favour richer farmers
About agriculture
» Poor farmers only getting 1/5th of the govt subsidies/handouts & rich land owners just raise rent for 60% of farmers who do not own land.
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2. learning | 19 Apr 2012
Rich farmers move in, use up all the water
About agriculture
» Small farmers left without water after large rich farmers from other provinces move in, start big farms & use up all the water.
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3. learning | 18 Jun 2012
Contract farming: Broken dreams
About agriculture
» Farmers dreaming of stable incomes find that contracts lead to debt & getting used by large agribusiness companies. Farmers cover both investment & the losses.
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4. learning | 09 Sep 2011
Farmers come first
Easy English news
» Villages are flooded as authorities hold back water to allow rice farmers to finish their harvest, but the affected villagers aren’t complaining. Incidentally, that’s a road in the photo, not a canal.
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5. learning | 23 Nov 2010
Legal assistance for cheated farmers
About the law
» Powerful people, even former government officials, sometimes cheat small farmers, buying their rice but never paying for it. Legal reforms to expedite these cases are necessary.
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6. business | 21 May 2013
Pig farmers protest against US imports
Newspaper section: Business
» Local pig farmers plan to stage a protest against attempts by the US to pressure Thailand to open its market to American pork and offal.
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7. learning | 16 Sep 2011
Floods: farmers angry, crocodiles happy
General news
» Rice farmers are unhappy with the government's flood management actions while efforts are underway in Pattaya to recapture crocodiles that escaped during the floods there.
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8. lifestyle | 15 May 2013
Weathering the change
By Anchalee Kongrut, Newspaper section: Life
» Small ants carry their eggs at a certain time of the year, usually in the middle of May. For traditional farmers, the migration heralds a change of season. Within three days, rain will start to pour and farmers will till...
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9. news | 02 Apr 2013
Vietnamese farmers go on trial
By AP
» HAIPHONG – A Vietnamese court has begun hearing the trial of four fish farmers charged with attempted murder for fighting back against police and army officers seeking to evict them from their land last year.
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10. learning | 11 Jun 2012
Fake rice business cheats farmers
About agriculture
» 50 farmers in Chiang Rai, Phrae, Nan & Phayao told to setup cooperative, borrow from banks, buy rice, but then given fake checks for their rice.
