Ms. Sujaree Picha, Director of the Office of Agricultural Economics 1 (OAE1), Office of Agricultural Economics, revealed that Chiang Rai Province is an important tea producing area of ??the country. The geographical features and weather conditions are conducive to the production of quality tea, resulting in “Chiang Rai Tea” being an agricultural product that was registered as a Geographical Indication (GI) on June 30, 2015. Currently, the popularity of tea drinking and health-consciousness, especially organic tea, of the Doi Tung Tea Community Enterprise, Mae Fah Luang Subdistrict, Mae Fah Luang District, Chiang Rai Province, has been continuously increasing in popularity among both domestic and international consumers. Currently, organic tea products have been certified with the Organic Thailand standard.

From the visit by OAE1 to follow up on the progress of organic agricultural products at the local level by interviewing Mr. Sunantha Saebu, President of the Doi Tung Tea Community Enterprise, and Mr. Kamsan Suya-yai, Processing and Sales Manager, they said that the Doi Tung Tea Community Enterprise is a group that produces and processes organic teas in a complete cycle. It has received HACCP factory standards and FDA standards, which assures consumers that organic tea products are of high quality. Safe and in line with production standards The group began producing organic tea since 1996 - present. There is an organic tea plantation area in Mae Fah Luang District, 330 rai, with 55 farmer members. Most farmers prefer to plant Oolong tea No. 12 or Chinese tea and Oolong tea No. 17, which are perennial trees with a lifespan of 30 - 40 years. In terms of production situation in 2024, farmers harvest from May - December of each year, resulting in a total weight of 10,000 kilograms of fresh organic tea per year, with an average yield of 30.30 kilograms/rai/year. The price of fresh organic tea that farmers can sell is a mixed grade of 55 baht/kilogram. The group only purchases from members who produce organic tea.

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