Article: Taiwanese Orchid Plan Could Swamp Thai Growers.

By Soonruth Bunyamanee, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Sep. 24--Thai orchid growers fear that a large-scale venture proposed by Taiwanese interests could swamp their own budding efforts to grow a lucrative variety, the phalaenopsis orchid.

The Taiwanese, in seeking Board of Investment privileges for their 33-billion-baht project, said they wanted to grow only the phalaenopsis strain on 16,000 rai taking in parts of Lop Buri and Saraburi provinces.

However, although Taiwanese investor Yeh Kou I has been told to resubmit his proposal as the venture must allow for a majority Thai shareholding of at least 51 ...

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