The peach and the poppy
Subtitle: The story of Thailand's Royal Project.
Contributors: Highland Research and Development Institute.; Khrōngkān Lūang (Thailand)
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: The Highland Research and Development Institute, Royal Project Foundation; Highland Research and Development Institute
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Bangkok
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9789744034571
Description: "In 1969, the forests of northern Thailand were vanishing, being replaced by fields of opium poppy, grown by the poor hill-tribe farmers of the region. It was a health epidemic, humanitarian crisis, and environmental disaster. A solution was needed. Then, King Bhumibol of Adulyadeji of Thailand visisted an opium-growing village for the first time. In that village he discovered that the opium poppy was grown only out of desperation and lack of alternatives, and discovered the starting point for alternative - the peach tree. This is the story of how King Bhulmibol's discovery grew into one of the world's largest and most successful development projects, totally elimintating opim cultivation and improving the lives of tens of thousands of farming families in northern Thailand." --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-280).