Chao Phraya river basin hit by drought
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THE drought in the Chao Phraya River basin's Nakhon Sawan, Chai Nat and Lop Buri provinces from October until March 6 affected some 75,700 rai - nearly half of which was rice fields.
It caused damage to 25,196 tonnes of rice worth Bt212 million, the head of the Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) Lersak Rewtarkulpaiboon said Tuesday.
Each year, Thailand sees about 1.3 million farming families and 8.45 million rai of farmland affected by flooding, while 2.86 million farming families and 2.74 million raif of farmland are affected by drought, Lersak said.
The Nation
