Yam, GI product, good product from Maha Sarakham. Villagers bring them out to sell on the roadside. People flock to buy them as souvenirs. Earn thousands per day At the roadside of Highway 23, Borabue District, Maha Sarakham Province, the main route used to travel. Around Ban Phong Phod, Nong Sim Subdistrict, Borabue District, Maha Sarakham Province, there are customers who stop by to buy yam worth millions from farmers in Borabue District. The sales are lined up on both sides of the road, more than 50 shops, selling for 40 baht per bundle or 3 bundles for 100 baht, large bundles for 100 baht, and there is a wholesale version available at about 10-15 baht per kilogram, generating income for agriculture of 3,000-5,000 baht per day. Maha Sarakham is the province that grows the most yam in Thailand. It is a plant that is easy to grow and not complicated. Prefers sandy loam soil. Low cost. Can be eaten fresh like fruit or used in food. Therefore, it is considered an economic crop for the villagers in Borabue D istrict. That creates a good flow of money in the village and community. In 2020, Commerce registered a new GI "Yam Borbue", a good product of Maha Sarakham Province. Generate income for the province of more than 128 million baht/year. Just like the farmers of Ban Nanon. and Ban Tha Krai Mueang Bueng Kan District, Bueng Kan Province, uses empty space along the Mekong River. Cultivators of sweet yam (or sweet yam) are rushing to dig them up and sell them in the market. Ready to export according to order and put them up for sale as souvenirs to the public Tourists passing by along the highway It creates a lot of income for farmers and communities, about 1-20,000 baht per day. Some people adjust the sandbar area along the Mekong River. After the water recedes, plant sweet yam. Due to the condition of sediment flowing with water. make it abundant Sweet yam production grows quickly, has good flavor, and takes about 3 months to grow and harvest. Source: Thai News Agency