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the, fooding season and is uL.ed toL fishing and some lotus
grcwi n. 5ome~paddy aLeas mostly non-glutinous rice surround
this swamnp, arid vegetable p.duction occurs, along with a
limited amount At off-season Li.ce production on the land
exposed by the cecedin9 flood waters. Some salinity problems
arc eocountered hEre, especially in the southern portion of
fhe swamp area.. The area southwest of the road has extensive
,jplan3 ar.as, much ot which. used to be planted to kenaf.
Since 1975 most .f i.t has been planted to cassava which is
processed in a Lirge processing lacilit.y in Ban Lahan which
also has, tacl-.ots available for hire. Considerable rainy
season produci~r, .;f vegetables also occurs some of these
upVn, , which aing witb the off-season production is
mtrz keL ed , i Nckhz3r, RatchasYrna. Production practices and
c';-.i.. ire mtcs ly traditioral, and improper use of pesticides
is em,'dent. uaod paddy land i.s quite limited in this tambon,
and number of Ir.,-:ies in the villages along the main road
landless,, Sigqji.i Lnt number of cattle are grazed primarily
in tipland areas and along the zoad.. Socio-economic stratification
is quite pronounced in this tambon.
b, rambun Kwan n.
This tambon is located in the northern portion of
the pro--ince, and i6 the largest Project tambon, both in
term of area dnd population. The land of the tambon is
undulating (Figures 9 and 6 ) and is b.dered on the west by
mountains which are within RTG Forest Reserves. Crop
production is p:imarily subsistence g.iutinous rice in lowland
areas, with l,;w-yxeld kenaf dominating the upland areas.
Cassava product'uf. is iimined due to t.Aber damage caused by
flooding .n most yeaiLs. Some maize is grown in the tambon,
and is aiso being planted by some vl'lagers with limited
ld.nd on the adjacent- mountai.n within the Forest Reserve area.
Cast). inputs for crop ptoducti.on aLe quite low and traditional
cuitivazs and practi.ces aze dominant. Small-scale water
resouices are scattered arcund the rambon but mostly dry out
in the dry season. Crop failure due to erratic rainfall is
frequent, Substantial numbers of livestock are also produced.
A number f it-rnt.-rs rent paddy from absentee landlords, often
on a sharecxoppLnrg basi6. Sale of "green" crjps is common.
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