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3) Water storing ponds or fish ponds each with the capacity of 400 cubic meters have been

built to be reserved water sources for farmers;
4) Bridges or crosswalks of the water-distribution canal at each distance of 500 meters have

been built;
5) Growing perennial plants has been promoted and conducted along the road in the paddy

field throughout so that this can function as a windbreak to reduce problems of soil erosion due to
whirlwind.

Moreover, Land Development Department has established the program of increasing
standard Hom Mali rice products for export in the area of Thung Kula Ronghai. The objective is

to support rice varieties and methods suitable for increasing Hom Mali rice products to alleviate

troubles of target farmers for 87,400 households consisting of 400,000 lives living in Thung Kula
Ronghai. Other objectives are to develop the production infrastructure, to build the transport route

system for convenience in maintenance and product harvesting including transportation to the
market. After that, there has been expansion of the operation area continuously to the present time.

The achievement of land remodeling for the Thung Kula Ronghai development project from 1983

to 2018 can be categorized according to individual provinces as follows: 1) Roi Et accounting for
78,203.2 ha; 2) Surin accounting for 57,542.4 ha; 3) Maha Sarakham accounting for 13,840 ha; 4)

Yasothon accounting for 1,766.4 ha with a total area accounting for 151,352 ha.

2. Problem conditions of the area before taking actions

1) Soil problems: The soil lacks fertility. It is very sandy and part of it is saline soil.

2) Water problems: Water cannot be controlled. There is shortage of water at the beginning
of the cultivation season and there is flooding at the end of the cultivation season. There is also

drought in the dry season.

3) Rice variety problems: The rice varieties used are not suitable with soil characteristics

resulting in low average yields per hectare.

4) Land tenure problems: There has been freehand land tenure without ownership in the

land.

Operating facility House No. 19, Moo 2, Ban Kho, E-ngong sub-district, Chaturaphak Phiman

district, Roi Et province.

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