Converting Coffee Plantations To Palm Oil And Papaya Plantations

[Jai Dee]

Agriculturists in Krabi reduce their coffee plantations and turn them into palm plantations for sustainable income.

Having faced a problem of pricing and labour, Coffee farmers in Krabi's Lamtap, Nua Klong and Plai Phraya districts are now cutting down the coffee plantations by over 20% and replacing them by oil palm plantations and papaya.

The information was given by a head official of Krabi Internal Trade Office Jennarong Sri-in who went on to explain that the agriculturalists see rubber and oil palm as higher value cash crops which provide more steady income for them.

Krabi has around 40,000 rai of coffee plantation now with about 6,000 tons production per year. Mr. Jennarong also pointed out that this year's season can harvest around 2,300 tons of coffee grains.

Source: Andaman News - Tuesday 24 January 2006

[alexdelpiero]

This is very bad as it wud reduce the coffee planatation that we have around the world.

messing up with natural resources is not gud.

alexdelpiero

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[alexdelpiero]

I am pretty sure that there must be many people out there who wud agree with my view that coffee plantations must be preserved.

alexdelpiero

[alexdelpiero]

Coffee plantations must be preserved as they r very beautiful places and also very useful ones.

[Nawtilus]

think you been drinking too much coffee today !!