Nong Khiew Royal Project Development Center

History

Nong Khiew Royal Project Development Center was established in 1980 when His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great paid a visit to Baan Mai Samak-kee and graciously accepted this village to be under the Royal Project Foundation responsibility. With the collaboration of Chiang Mai Provincial Forest Office and Land Development Department, Nong Khiew Royal Project Development Center pursued its work by developing land used for temperate crops and allocating to local farmers to replace opium poppy.


Terrain

The area is undulating and rolling terrain covering 22,049 rai or 8,717 acres.

Altitude

750 เมตร meters above sea level 

Average Temperature

28 degree Celsius 

Population

More than 16,301 Kachin, Akha, Lahu, Lawa, Lisu, and Yunnan people live in 7 villages. 


Operation

At present, Nong Khiew Royal Project Development Center has set up field demonstration plots in order to find suitable crop varieties for local area and supported the farmers to produce varieties of crops under Food Safety Standards: Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to generate their sustainable income and better livelihood. Furthermore, the center supports individual and community strengths, natural resource and environmental restoration and conservation, reforestation project known as “Three Forests, Four Benefits”, soil and water conservation by vetiver grass growing, chemical use reduction campaign, and environmental contamination monitoring campaign. The center has become a learning center on highland agriculture for students, farmers and others interested people.


Main Products

Eggplant purple, sugar snap pea, Japanese pumpkin, butternut squash, mini pumpkin, Chinese cabbage, cabbage, pointed cabbage, Jalapeño, mango, avocado, Abiu, Gloriosa, Amaryllil, Geranium, Potted Plants, Perilla, highland yellow wild rice, Highland Loutuya rice, black soybean, Shiitake mushroom, oyster mushroom, and wood ear mushroom.

Location

Ban Mai Samakkee Moo 14, Muang Na Sub-district, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai 50170 (Tel : 053 045 600)

  nongkeaw@royalproject.org

ดาวน์โหลด

ดาวนโหลดข้อมูล (pdf) :
 Nong Khiew Royal Project Development Center Data.



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