Isaan Under Contract – A Push For Stronger Contract Farming Regulations
Contract farming is a common choice among farmers in the northeast of Thailand due to its low start-up costs and potential financial advantages. But farmers report that the system is ridden with problems and many producers involved find themselves to be in severe debt and feel controlled by the companies they work for.A recently proposed contract farming protection act pushes for more regulation and is supposed to be reviewed this month.
Shortly after the sun settled deep into the horizon on the other side of the Chi River the sky turned to an inky black and the structures of fish baskets, corrugated tin shacks, and wooden […]