Ban Pa Mai Pattana, one of the producer groups of Thai Tribal Crafts Fair Trade, is a Christian Akha village located at about 185 kilometer east of Chiang Mai city. The village has more than 52 families in 48 households with a total population of 235 persons, 90 female and 80 male and 65 youth and children. It is a relocated village and villagers came from the near by mountain called Doi Luang.
The Department of Forestry in Thailand announced Doi Luang as the National Park and the Akha villagers living in the forest were moved from their village to this place in 1992. Each family was provided a piece of land ( approx. 800 square meters) for residence and another piece of land ( approx. 2 acre) for agriculture. Villagers grow pineapple. For details: Please
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