Tonnes of rice delivered to sea gypsies in community barter deal

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The rice was handed over at a ceremony yesterday (May 7). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- A total of 3.5 tonnes of rice was handed over five sea gypsy communities in Phuket and a further three tonnes of rice has been dispatched to be delivered by the Royal Thai Navy to sea gypsies on Koh Lipe in Satun province.

 

The rice is from an exchange project by which sea gypsies trade dried fish that they have not been able to sell with hill tribe farmers who grow rice.

 

A nearly identical project, also organised by the national Chumchonthai Foundation (“Community Foundation”), nine tonnes of rice flown to Phuket by the  Royal Thai Air Force landed on the island on April 20, in exchange for about a tonne of sun-dried fish provided by sea gypsies along the Andaman coast.

 

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/tonnes-of-rice-delivered-to-sea-gypsies-in-community-barter-deal-75996.php

 

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18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The rice is from an exchange project by which sea gypsies trade dried fish that they have not been able to sell with hill tribe farmers who grow rice.

Sounds like a good barter..