Her Majesty will build a model farm at Tambon Ban Id, Sahas added. Her Majesty donated relief packages to 150 farming households at Ban Id, Pho Sa, Hua Phai, Klong Voa and Ban Hae.

The seed comes from research centres and will be stored at a rice bank and distributed to farmers by provincial authorities, he said.

Agriculture Ministry perma?nent secretary Banpot Hongthong said the rice bank would distribute the seed to farmers over the coming year which they would replace after harvests.

Governor Wiboon Sanguanpong said most Angthong residents were farmers. There is more than 383,700 rai under cultivation. The average crop produces between 750 kilograms to 800 kilograms of rice per rai, depending on the season.

Flooding has destroyed 157,022 rai of farm and has caused a rice shortage. Wiboon praised Her Majesty's generosity.