Jasmine rice farming

[DerekMarshall]

How many sacks, 50 kg sacks can I expect for 8 Rai of good land per season. 

 

Thanks in advance. 

[RandomSand]

National average annual yield in 2010 was 450Kg per Rai* which works out to be 72 x 50Kg bags for 8 Rai.

 

Some members on here have previously said they can get 120 bags from 8 Rai i.e 750Kg per Rai.

 

 

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[teletiger]

Please excuse my ignorance....this is just the one planting?

Regards.

[David48]

I would be asking the question ... do you have access to water all year round?

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[cooked]

I would be asking the question ... do you have access to water all year round?
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We do not really have access to water all year round and nobody can tell me why there are no boreholes for irrigation in the region. So one crop a year means that we cultivate jasmine rice which gets a better price but lower yield. Last year we got about 380kg/rai (in 80kg sacks, strewth).

[loong]

 

I would be asking the question ... do you have access to water all year round?
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We do not really have access to water all year round and nobody can tell me why there are no boreholes for irrigation in the region. So one crop a year means that we cultivate jasmine rice which gets a better price but lower yield. Last year we got about 380kg/rai (in 80kg sacks, strewth).

 

Boreholes cost money for the drilling and pump.

Possibly fields have no electricity, and running a generator may not be cost effective.

Remote fields mean a high chance of the pump being stolen unless removed after every use.

[khwaibah]

4 inch dept submergible pumping for 16 hour cost 600 baht for electric. Who is going to pay for that ?