Hin Sorn Royal Development Study Centre
The implementation of the activities of the Khao Hin Sorn Royal Development Study Centre is jointly responsible by officials from many different agencies such as the Royal Irrigation Department, the Royal Forest Department, the Department of Fisheries, the Department of Livestock Development, the Land Development Department, the Department of Agriculture and etc. The important activities include rehabilitation of forest; improvement of water sources by constructing a total of nine reservoirs according to His Majesty’s initiatives; conservation of soil by conducting the surveys of land use, laying the soil and water conservation system to prevent erosion of topsoil, setting up the soil and water conservation system by means of earth embankments and vetiver grass hedgerows, promoting the making of compost, organic fertilizer and green manure, as well as providing the knowledge on soil development by organizing training for the farmers living in the surrounding villages