Royal project in Thailand by the order of King Rama IX

1. Royal Project
Royal Project ( โครงการหลวง ) is a project under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty
the King. In 2512 B.E. King Bhumibol visited Doi-Pui near Bhubing Palace to see the lifestyle
of hill tribes ( ชาวไทยภูเขา หรือ ชาวเขา ) who grew opium for sell but the income wasn’t good.
He knew that hill tribes also grow the peaches that is the indigenous plants , the price of
peaches and opium are similar. So, the king established this Royal Project to help hill tribes
to increase income , decrease deforestation ,stop growing opium but grow peaches instead
and use space to gain the highest benefit for themselves and economy of Thailand.
This project is successful to help hill tribes and thai people
who live in the highland area. Highland area is suitable for grow cold-
climate plant because this area have cold climate and low temperature.
He started royal project and highland research institute for help hill
tribes develop and research new plants to grow ( almost of all plants
are cold-climate plant and indigenous plants ) such as red beans ( lima
and pinto 2 red bean species from America ) , strawberry , Arabica coffee , flowers and
ornamental plants. Hill tribes have jobs and get more
income by grow these plant and sell.
Doi Kham food products or products of royal
project is one of the shop that the consumer can trust,
they use the goods of royal project to make products
such as fruit Juice , dehydrated fruits , fruit Jam ,
preserved plum or frozen fruit.
Except success of royal project to hill tribes it also
have benefit for country by export goods get more income and increase the rate of growing
economy of the country , reduce the rate of import goods
(coffee ,wheat ,flowers and fruits) and have new product to
consume inside country.
Hill tribes growing opium
King Rama IX visited Doi Pui
Doi Kham products
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Social Studies : ROYAL PROJECT

2. Cause of this success project many country give cold-climate plants to grow and
allow the thai officer to observe in their country about agriculture and research to develop
highland. This project is the first project in the world to instead growing opium by growing
the indigenous plants.
Now they have 28 centers of the royal project operation located in five provinces,
including Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and mae Hong Son in the northern part of Thailand.
Royal Project use the sufficiency economy by work and live in the middle way
Moderation : Hill tribes use their own space that they have. The king doesn’t give
them fertilizer ,medicine or plants ,this make them don’t beg or request for something very
much because he want to teach hill tribes to help themselves. Hill tribes will use only things
that they have not more or less.
Due consideration : Hill tribes have to think about their works or profit or the rate
of sufficiency under the cause , consider about the result prudently.
Highland research and develop institute
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Social Studies : ROYAL PROJECT