provision of soft loans to farmers in 35 provinces to switch to growing maize on two million rai. In 2016 rice subsidies were approved for hom mali, white paddy, Pathum Thani fragrant paddy, and glutinous rice. The government will pay up to 13,000 baht per tonne to growers who store their rice until overall rice prices gradually recover. See also Coffee production in Thailand Coconut production in Thailand Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (Thailand) 1970s peasant revolts in Thailand Rice production in Thailand Tapioca industry of Thailand References Further reading Lindsay Falvey, (2000). Thai Agriculture, Golden Cradle of Millennia, Kasetsart University Press. . Also available in the Thai language as karn kaset thai, and full text of both languages are available at External links Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives