Farming of giant river prawns in Thailand is a cooperative activity
conducted by men and women from a range of demographics. Prawn
farming was a private business (100%), but the majority of farmers
(93%) had local management meetings and most information about
prawn culture was acquired from neighbors (92.9%), while government agencies (53.5%) and feed and chemical suppliers (25.3%) were
also important. Also, labor at harvest was cooperative in Samut
Sakhon, Chachoengsao, and Chonburi where farmers assisted each
other at harvest for no cost.