杜恩 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 9:17 am Five to six hectares of self-owned land to implement the vision of utopian self-sufficient farms
The land is in the north of Stung Treng, which is relatively desolate, but the people here are relatively simple and easy to get along with. They are eager for the attention of the outside world. There are schools aided by Japan, ponds and hospitals aided by the European Union, and roads aided by China, but I am thinking about how to form A self-sufficient way of life to avoid the villagers falling into the banker loan trap is also a need to do, and it makes sense.

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 2:59 pm

杜恩 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 9:17 am Five to six hectares of self-owned land to implement the vision of utopian self-sufficient farms
The land is in the north of Stung Treng, which is relatively desolate, but the people here are relatively simple and easy to get along with. They are eager for the attention of the outside world. There are schools aided by Japan, ponds and hospitals aided by the European Union, and roads aided by China, but I am thinking about how to form A self-sufficient way of life to avoid the villagers falling into the banker loan trap is also a need to do, and it makes sense.

I have no idea what the OP is about other than he is trying to raise some benefactor to BUY land for the locals and than he will........ start a commune?? a Co Op?

When Andy had his land and small house above ST ON THE MEKONG, it costs $.50/sq m and i found some choice spots up there as well for around the same or less price

Between ST an the river is 40 kms or so of dirt roads up to the Sopheakmit Waterfalls where there was a defunct restaurant /casino
NOTHING growing on the land at all, a few villages on the river and easy access to Laos and Inland i'd imagine it could be had for less than $.10/sq m ( $1,000/Hah)

Villagers go into debt cause of;
1. to much rain
2. not enough rain

go for it

Freightdog wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 3:26 pm In the spirit of…. I’m not really sure what, might I offer this to DuEn of China?

You may have noticed a shade of scepticism, though not of outright disparagement or ridicule*, in some of the replies thus far. You may have picked up on (if you read any of the threads that in any way involve some of your fellow countrymen) that the efforts of many of your newsworthy countrymen are frequently looked at with incredulity and disdain. Your fellows often do little to endear themselves to the other expat contingents in the KoW, although they can be quite entertaining. (Search for concrete, road dividers, and Lexus RX models, for one)

Your posts on this particular subject (utopian commune) have a certain obscurity that is often not well received, or which can elicit some less than charitable responses.
I’m sure you would do yourself a favour by being a bit clearer. Soon.




*yet