After
receiving the land, the Cooperative Promotion
Department will conduct the feasibility study
to identify land size, soil series, rainfall
intensity, and water resources. The information
is used for both physical and land use planning.
Supporting services such as irrigation facilities,
road, school, health center, and market center
will be then provided in the land settlement
cooperatives.
In
selection of members, a screening committee,
chaired by chief of the district office and
appointed by the Minister of Agriculture and
Cooperatives is responsible for selecting
the qualified applicants. The necessary qualifications
of the applicant are:
Thai nationality and sui juris
Good behavior and willing to follow the
regulations set by Cooperative Promotion
Department
Diligent, healthy and able to do farming
Not insane
Landless or has insufficient land for earning
living.
The
Cooperative Promotion Department will provide
the selected farmers with training on the
cooperative principles and practices, and
procedure for cooperative establishment
including member rights and duties. After
the farmers completed the said training
program they will, then, allow to work on
land assigned by the cooperative authority
. In distributing land to farmers, the respective
priorities are given to
those who have occupied and utilized land
in the project area, but without any legal
document
those residing in the district or province
where the project area is located
other persons.
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