SPECIAL REPORT: A leap of faith in flood control

The flood-to-field diversion scheme attempts to solve the chronic annual problem, but many challenges lie ahead.

Manas Kongsarai, a long-time farmer, will have only two and a half months to grow and harvest his one-month paddy on a 50-rai (8-hectare) plot as a result of the new rice-growing schedule introduced in the Central plains by the government since last year.

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Piyaporn Wongruang