Agriculture authorities forced farmers to grow subsidiary crops

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"Mudon Township agriculture authorities forced farmers to grow subsidiary crops on farms irrigated by the Win-Pha-None Dam, according to villagers in the area. ?A group of township agriculture authorities came to the villages and gathered villagers to grow subsidiary crops such as rice and beans,” a villager said. According to Nai Jorn, a reporter, villagers are dissatisfied with authorities because they were forced to grow crops in previous years and received no benefits for growing them..."

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Independent Mon News Agency (Mon State)

Date of Publication: 

2004-11-20

Date of entry: 

2004-12-24

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English

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