date:Aug 18, 2016
plex dynamic of supply and demand in international trade. As local consumers witness kluai namwa sold at historic prices, society is alarmed by the invasion of Chinese investors using Laos and Thai plantations to grow Cavendish bananas, or kluai hom. The Cavendish banana plantations have led to conflict over water and the excessive use of chemical pesticides. Local banana growers are becoming part of the international market. Local food once sold in fresh markets will be pinned with the law of s