The Royal Agricultural Station Inthanon — Attraction in Chiang Mai Province

ตามรอยพ่อหลวง ร.9 สถานีเกษตรหลวงอินทนนท์ สถานีเกษตรหลวงอินทนนท์เป็นโครงการอันเนื่องมาจากพระราชประสงค์ของพระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว รัชกาลที่ 9 เพื่อส่งเสริมการปลูกพืชทดแทนการปลูกฝิ่น ที่เที่ยวเชียงใหม่ที่ถ่ายทอดวิชาความรู้ทางด้านการเกษตรแผนใหม่อันจะเพิ่มผลผลิตทางการเกษตรให้สูงขึ้น บริเวณโดยรอบพื้นที่ส่วนใหญ่เป็นหมู่บ้านที่มีราษฎรเป็นชาวไทยภูเขาเผ่ากะเหรี่ยงและเผ่าม้ง เป็นอีกหนึ่งวิธีที่จะช่วยให้ชาวบ้านได้มีอาชีพสร้างรายได้ ลดการบุกรุกพื้นที่ป่าไม้และการทำไร่เลื่อนลอย นับเป็นประโยชน์อย่างยิ่ง ปัจจุบัน ที่เที่ยวเชียงใหม่ นักท่องเที่ยวสามารถเดินทางเข้าไปเยี่ยมชมได้

In the past, the way of life of the hill tribes was much more difficult than in the past. Originally, the plants that were once grown were opium. Because it is an income-generating plant, while other crops such as rice, corn are grown for eating and raising animals only As well as methods for growing plants and clearing forests Is the wrong way But with a long sight and great grace His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej Recognizing the threat to national security, such as shifting cultivation, opium cultivation and deforestation That will cause problems such as flooding the city when there is no forest to hold natural water mass Or domestic drug problems Therefore had the intention of helping the hill tribe people to have a main cooking area as a source Promoting the cultivation of opium instead Conveying new knowledge in agriculture to increase agricultural productivity Improve the status of hill tribe people As well as preventing intrusion of upstream forests

Therefore, in 1979, the Royal Project Foundation was established. "Inthanon Royal Agricultural Station" on 65 rai of land in Khun Klang Village, Ban Luang Subdistrict, Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province

Winter vegetable crop production (Photo from Facebook: Inthanon Royal Agricultural Station) Winter vegetable crop production (Photo from Facebook: Inthanon Royal Agricultural Station)

Inthanon Royal Agricultural Station Is a research station of the Royal Project Foundation The objective is to help hill tribes to live better lives. There are addresses and places to eat. Supporting the promotion of planting of winter crops instead of opium cultivation And raising animals by maintaining the traditional way of life of the community in line with local natural resource conservation

Operations at Inthanon Royal Agricultural Station Will be divided into 3 types, namely research to increase productivity to meet standard quality Research on flowers and ornamental plants There are both development and collection of ornamental flower species for sale as cut flowers and cut leaves. Vegetables are selected and bred to resist disease. Field crops are also encouraged for farmers to grow rice varieties. Fruit work has been improved to test new species to withstand the high cultivation of Thailand. And the promotion of...

It's a display of Flora and coffee plantation. While you are not allowed in the areas where coffee is being grown; you can certainly roam around in the garden and click beautiful pictures amongst the roses, orchids, dalias and many other floral plants. You do have a small coffee shop there where they sell preparations made from the local coffee beans however if you happen to order any ice based coffee please do keep an eye on the amount of ice cubes put into the glass. I didn't check and what I received was 3/4 of water (ice) and only 1/4 of the coffee. There are restrooms too available (with jet sprays) and easily accessible restrooms for differently abled people too. They are clean enough. So all in all good attraction. This area I suppose also has rooms to stay over however I am unsure of the availability and tariff...

A great restaurant for Trout and Sturgeon. First day we visited the trout were sold out. So we got Sturgeon cooked Thai styles, tamarine roasted chilli soup. Next day we went back and finally got to try their trout. We ordered grilled trout salad , steamed trout with ginger soy sauce, and steamed trout with lemon garlic. They were delicious. There were a queue when we arrived but they had us order while waiting. So the service turned out not bad. We will definitely visit again when we...