Chicken Production Poor farmers make 150B/day ($916US/year) But they grow their own food,rice and use live chickens in their yard for protein.
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Here a person in Ayutthaya labors over a wall decoration. Painstakingly done by hand, the finished product costs 1000B ($23.5) The same thing would probably cost double that in the States.

Rice is Thailands #1 export, 54% of the people are involved in farming. Thailand exports more rice than any other country.

A silk weaver in the villager of Ban Du King near Surin. She is seen here teasing silk thread from boiled silk coccoons.
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Thai Farmers use Water Buffalo like americans use Tractors

Basket weaving is a craft passed on from generation to generation. It takes a day to make a basket which might sell for 450B ($10) Children learn to weave baskets, and can make money on their own without having to ask parents for money. Rattan, from which the baskets are made is in short supply now. This wood is now imported.
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Elephant Trainers are used to get elephants to do man's bidding. Chained here as American's might chain a dog to a tree is an elephant. Elephants are quite intelligent and can understand many Thai phrases. A 2 ton elephant can eat 400 pounds a day. Since thailand has deforested most of its jungles, only 23% of Thailand today is Jungle. Logging has now been banned by the Government, and Elephants are mostly used for show or tourism now.
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