Quote Originally Posted by PeterB View Post
I know that it's rather short term, but on my second visit here, last July, I knew that there would be a shortage of rice ...
Many farmers in this area are turning paddy fields over to growing bananas for export.
As well as Export foods i have heard Biofuels and plam oill are either been grown or lined up to be grown in phill as they are in Indoensia and destroying huge areas of once arable land

If any realtives talk about Biofuels or palm oil make sure they look into the possible effect on the land longterm.