Thailand case study: Highland indigenous communities on self-sufficiency, food security and land tenure during COVID-19
17 Dec 2020
When Thailand’s nationwide lockdown was imposed on 26 March 2020, the highland communities were less anxious than those in urban areas. The Inter-Mountain Peoples Education and Culture in Thailand Association, an indigenous organisation based in Chiang Mai province, shares how the abundance of food in these communities made them self-sufficient, and even with a surplus for sharing.