FARMERS AND RICE

Most of us tend to look. "Sustainability" is also important, particularly in the food security objective. Revenue from sale of goods or the natural environment. We also have another side that should not be overlooked. That is the culture and economy of small farmers already have. This is because the value of freedom. Self-reliance and the ability of the farmer community.
In the economic development of the community. Farmers should not be a capitalist, because we do not have capital. Or if there is very little compared to the investment in the capitalist system. If the investments made by the Company alone. Often require debt loan products. Business and capitalism. Business and capitalism must match the market. Which is controlled by the big capitalists. Farmer is a victim of the capitalist market system, farmers should be included in such a group and community levels. Or cooperative variants. To negotiate and attempt to replace capitalism by a specific agricultural commodity markets. Economy of the peasant community. Family farmers. The basic production units that must be the top priority. The conversion of agricultural land to produce a wide range of family unification. (Both plant and animal) and expanding into the production, processing, weaving, basketry, etc., and even more so when it is elevated to the group. The cooperative system in order to enhance integration. A cooperative system. Enhance production, processing, marketing, and capital accumulation in our next.

 Rice in Thai Life
 Thailand is one of the Asian countries whose people chiefly consume rice. And the lives of the Thais have been closely bound to khao or rice since ancient times. In the past, most Thai people, especially those in the rural areas did rice farming to earn their living. The Thais have an old saying that in water, there is fish; in the field, there is rice. This indicates the abundance of foods gained from rice and fish in this land. For the Thais, rice is not only important as the main food that they eat at every meal, but it also has cultural significance. They have related it to other aspects of their lives both consciously and unconsciously. They have several beliefs, customs and ceremonies that show how important rice is to them.

 The Thai people, especially farmers, believe that there is a goddess of rice or "Mae Phosop" who guards the rice plants and make them grow fine. The farmers thus hold ceremonies to worship the Goddess at different stages of rice planting. The worship is believed to make Mae Phosop bless the farmers with a good harvest.

 When the rice plants are forming into ears, which the Thais call tang thong (pregnant), the farmers will prepare fruits that pregnant women like to eat, including bananas, tamarinds and sugarcane, to be put in a bamboo basket together with face powder, perfume oil and a comb and placed at an auspicious spot in a field. Some blades of rice plants are applied with the powder and fragrance and touched with the comb.

 WE SO PROUD OF FARMERS AND OURS RICE FIELD

         

ENJOY YOUR MEAL WITH THAI RICE YET???