Chiang Mai, Province of northern Thailand. Thailand has a strong tradition of rice
production. It has the fifth-largest amount of land under rice
cultivation in the world and is the world's second largest exporter of
rice. Thailand has plans to further increase its land available for rice production,
with a goal of adding 500,000 hectares to its already 9.2 million
hectares of rice-growing areas. The most produced strain of rice in
Thailand is jasmine rice, which is a higher quality type of rice.
However, jasmine has a significantly lower yield rate than other types
of rice, but it also normally fetches more than double the price of
other strains in a global market.
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Rain-making ceremonies are common for rice farmers in Thailand. One such ceremony happens in Bangkok involves the lord of the Royal Plowing Ceremony throwing rice seeds as he walks around the Grand Palace as the Crown Prince of Thailand watches. Another tradition that is common to central Thailand is a Cat Procession. This involves villagers carrying a cat around and throwing water at it, due to the belief that a “crying” cat brings a fertile rice crop.
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