Thailand: 1989
Over the past few decades the Kingdom of Thailand has made such impressive advance in overall development that it is believed that it may soon become a ?NIC? - ?newly industrialized country?.
However, Thailand still has many problems in rural areas and in the fields of fisheries, forestry and agriculture and has always looked to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for assistance in development efforts.
There are 45 FAO assisted projects underway in Thailand covering most sectors of fisheries, forestry , livestock, agriculture and rural development in general. These projects are funded by the UN Development Programms (UNDP).
The UN fund for population activities (UNFPA). Trust funds supplied by FAO donor countries, FAO?s Freedom from hunger Campaign (FFHC), and FAO?s technical Cooperation Programme (TCP).
An elderly farm couple carry part of their melon crop to market by boat in central Thailand.
FAO photo by Johnson