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The soldiers devoted one session to the Sufficiency Economy, a royally-backed initiative that encourages farmers toward sustainability and moderation. ... But according to the community leader, his village knows well the tenets of the Sufficiency Economy, and he and his neighbors are impatiently waiting to hear how the new government will support their agricultural work...
тАЬVillagers donтАЩt know who to depend on now,тАЭ said the community leader.
these comments seem to display a significant misunderstanding of the fundamental tenets of the Sufficiency Economy, and I see little evidence anywhere of Thai rice farmers in the north or northeast, regardless of shirt colour, trying to do anything to improve their lot through anything other than government handouts!