In Jacques Amyot’s agricultural sub-districts of Thap Nam and Ban Chung, 85 per cent
and 83 per cent of the labour force respectively were involved in agriculture, and for 81
per cent and 68 per cent, it was their main occupation. The dominance of farming
extended from work to income: in Thap Nam, 86 per cent of household income was
derived from farming while the figure for Ban Chung was 85 per cent.24