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Increasing concern among farmers about Kok River contamination
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- Farmers in Chiang Rai's Kok river basin face severe economic hardship as heavy metal contamination from unregulated Myanmar mines renders their produce unsellable due to health concerns.
- Companies have stopped purchasing crops like sweet corn, forcing farmers to sell for significantly lower animal feed prices, threatening their future market access.
- Widespread contamination affects up to 20,800 hectares of farmland across nine districts, with farmers fearing their crops will become inedible and unsellable due to a lack of alternative water sources.
- Agricultural councils and farmers urgently call for government intervention, demanding officials check water and soil quality, as the Ministry of Agriculture currently lacks regulations, compensation funds, or a clear plan to address the contamination.
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