Chiang Rai, Thailand, April 16, 2026 (AFP) - Thai farmers pin hopes on microbes to end annual burning crisis

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2026-04-16

Rice farmers Siriporn and Amnat Taidee used to burn their paddy fields between plantings -- a common method of clearing crop residue partly blamed for toxic smog that blankets much of Thailand every spring. A quick and affordable way to prepare for a new growing cycle, the practice has long been seen as the only feasible option for millions of Thai rice farmers. But for the couple from Chiang Rai, abandoning what Amnat called "the old way of doi......

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