The group is diverse, with a total of 18 representatives from local governments, national park officials and non-government farmers' organisations. Today, Doi Tung shows barely a sign of its dire past. This is where the group from Colombia was first introduced to Thailand's AD programmes, and the result of Doi Tung Development Project's (DTDP) 30-year journey. Arabica coffee beans farmed by former opium traffickers now feed the espresso machines in Café Doi Tung outlets at Bangkok's high-end shopping centres to Japan's Muji store. The Doi Tung Model would be replicated in this area in order to recover forest land from encroachment.

Source: Bangkok Post December 03, 2016 01:41 UTC