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Target Population/Location of project: 202 families (1,212 people) living in two villages in a lowland area of Northeast Thailand, an integrated ecosystem of the Mekhong River Basin. Most project members are farmers. Major stakeholders include: Suwannaphum District Office of Agriculture Suwannaphum District Office of Agricultural Cooperatives Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, Suwannaphum District Planned activities: 1. Conduct capacity-building activities 2. Construct an organic compost facility 3. Demonstrate organic rice farming 4. Monitor and evaluate project; disseminate results Anticipated outputs: 1. Project members show increased technical capacity re: Organic rice growing; 50 families are growing 0.8 acres of organic rice each Organic compost production 3. Women s group able to produce environmentally-friendly household items, thus reducing household expenditures

Thailand