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Irrigated agriculture in the central plain of Thailand

Studies of contemporary ThailandCanberra, AustraliaPublished In 1973 • Pages: 137-172

By: Judd, Philip.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article deals with present obstacles to, and future possibilities for, agricultural development in the central plain. The results of various experiments conducted for the purpose of exploring possible crop diversification in the area are presented, as are data on water supply and irrigation prospects.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Economic planning and development
Tillage
Agricultural science
External relations
Research and development
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Central Thai
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2019
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southeast Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Agriculture Expert
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
M.A. Marcus ; 1985
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1914-1971
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
central plain of Thailand
NotesAdditional notes
Philip Judd
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Thais