Kae Noi Royal Project Development Center

History

In 1980, His Majesty the Late King Bhumibol Adulyadej paid a visit to Lahu people at Baan Kae Noi and learned about their problems. His Majesty then assigned the Royal Project to help the communities with His personnel money to get started. The Royal Project began working on introducing temperate crops to farmers for opium poppy replacement, decreasing shifting cultivation and developing community basic infrastructure as well as restoring and conserving the environment.

Terrain

The area is a basin like surrounded by valleys covering 57,210 rai or 22,619 acres. The highest temperature is 26.6°C, the lowest temperature is 16.2°C, and the annual rainfall is 1,275 mm.

Altitude

650 – 1,300 เมตร meters above sea level 

Average Temperature

20.5 degree Celsius 

Population

There are more than 6,420 Yunnan, Lahu, and Tai people living in 12 communities. 


Operation

At present, Kae Noi Royal Project Development Center has promoted career development to hill tribe farmers by setting up field demonstration plots for many varieties of crops: vegetables, herbs, fruits, flowers, field crops and Arabica coffee based on soil & water conservation, Food Safety Standard (Good Agricultural Practices) and Organic Standard in order to generate sustainable income and improve their quality of life. The center has also been working on strengths-based community engagement, education, society, environment and public health with local people participation. Moreover, various projects and campaigns including reforestation project called “Three Forests, Four Benefits”, soil and water conservation by vetiver grass growing, chemical use reduction and environmental pollution awareness are organized by the center. Today the center has become a learning center on highland agriculture for students, farmers and other interested people.

Main Products

Red cherry tomato, apricot, plum, highland rice, and legume such as red kidney bean, Navy beans, and Azuki bean.

Location

547 Moo Baan Kae Noi, Muang Na Sub-district, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai 50170 (Tel: 0 5331 8210 or 08 2889 1619)

  kaenoi@royalproject.org

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ดาวนโหลดข้อมูล (pdf) :
 Kae Noi Royal Project Development Center Data.



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