To alleviate the plight of people in flood-hit areas, the Mae Fah Luang Foundation has launched the Kla Dee (smart seedlings) project under which "3S"
relief packages will be distributed to approximately one million flood victims in 30 provinces. The aim is to address both their immediate needs and future food requirements.
Each package contains:
Seasonings: dried chillies, garlic and salt _ half a kilogramme of each;
Seedlings: three for guinea-pepper plants, two each for a small variety of aubergine and for long aubergines (makeu-a yao) and two for holy basil (or sweet basil) plants;
Seeds: 40 cow pea, 50 pumpkin, 1,000 morning glory, 1,250 bok choy (kwangtung) and one for a cha-om (Acacia pennata) or banana tree.
Moreover, the foundation plans to provides seeds for fast-maturing vegetables to 30,000 households, which have been affected by flooding.
To be eligible, householders must form into groups and each group must demonstrate its ability to plant, harvest and distribute vegetables. This is necessary to ensure economies of scale and to boost each group's bargaining power.
The foundation will support these small-scale growers by providing them with initial links to the marketplace to enable them to sell their produce and to continue their efforts in a sustainable manner.
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