he non-business ones receive support from various government agencies and are designed to earn nothing. Their aim is to teach. Take the breeding of Tilapia nilotica, for example. First presented to His Majesty some thirty years ago by the present emperor of Japan, the fish were raised in ponds at the palace and then given to the Department of Fisheries for breeding and distribution to the public. In 1961, the forest His Majesty created on the grounds (with species from throughout the country) had a new neighbor: rice fields, where experiments were launched on varieties and the use of fertilizers. As Thailand has only recently made the fast transition to a more industrial society, rice cultivation is key. A decade later, upland rice cultivation (drill seeding) was added.