Sattahip officials donate 500
ducklings to Plutaluang farmers.
Patcharapol Panrak
Sattahip officials gave Plutaluang farmers something to
quack about when they presented the community with 500 ducklings to raise
for breeding.
District Chief Chaichan Iamcharoen and Livestock,
Agriculture and Cooperatives Department’s Director Chaowana Thongyen handed
over the ducks to village chiefs and senior citizens Nov. 2.
The 500 ducklings marked an expansion of a program begun
earlier to resolve Sattahip’s poverty problems. The government has a goal to
raise the household poverty line from 23,000 baht per year to 30,000 baht
per family, per year.
Although many of the district’s households rely on
agriculture for support, officials believe there are ways to diversify and
raise incomes. One such is to get more people into raising livestock and
fowl, which was the basis for the duckling donation.
