BOOMBOY

Hello,

Is anyone farming rubber or Palm oil around Buriram ?, I was up there

at Christmas looking at land but found it really difficult to establish what

sort of yields people are getting. Are they likely to be similar to the yields

in the South ?.

Also what sort of price should you pay per rai for established rubber trees

say 7 years old. During my trip to issan it was difficult for me to get an

accurate idea, because everybody in the village I spoke to was a potential

land vendor and of course the inlaws were putting a positive spin on the

situation being potential beneficiaries if the land was purchased.

The reason I am looking at land in the area is because I want to give my

wifes family some sort of viable business so that they can support themselves

without having to come to us for handouts and also possible to generate a

little holiday / retirement income for ourselves in about 10-15 years.

My other question is does anyone in Issan use sustainable farming methods ?,

because I was a little concerned that the local answer to any agricultural problem

seems to be to throw ever increasing amounts of chemicals on the land.

I apologise if I am asking for too much information but as with a lot of things in

LOS the more I look into this the more confused I get.

Boomboy