The Khun Wang Royal Project Development Center is located about 1,280 metres ASL near Doi Inthanon National Park about 60 kilometers southwest of Chiangmai. The hilly country provides for a cool average temperature of 19.5 Celsius. The Karen and Hmong hill-tribe inhabitants were once at the forefront of poppy cultivation and a major source of feedstock for the drug barons. Today all that has changed, and the centre has become a major focus on research on the uses of macadamia nuts.
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