A 40-year-old credit union in Chiang Mai with 700M baht in capital has become a community financial institution supporting 9,780 members, mostly longan farmers. Facing agricultural price volatility and rising input costs (NPL reached 150M baht), the cooperative is partnering with the agriculture ministry to help farmers shift to alternative high-value crops like peach palm through debt restructuring programs and livelihood diversification initiatives.
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