PUBLISHED: 14 Does 2025 at 14: 50
In Renu Nakhon area, residents of a village have recently experienced a lucrative income from animal farming.
Their area has received between 10 and 20 million baht annually from sales of life and freezing frogs and tadpoles.
A group of farmers in tambon Nakham’s Ban Nong Tae transform their rice fields into frogs farms as the dry season approaches. They sell larvae, or luk huak in Isan pronunciation, to local businesses for 150 to 200 baht per kilogram.  ,
They just increased the value of their animal grain by removing, cleaning, and freezing them for export. The frozen toad flesh is priced at 200 baht per kilogram.
According to Sonthaya Faramee, 49, director of the provincial Phaeng Yai group business, frog gardening has for the past 20 years produced 10 million to 20 million ringgit a month for Nong Tae locals.
After the rice harvest is above, producers turn their fields into ponds that are about 30 centimeters strong. They keep year-old insects in investment and waited for them to reproduce in the ponds. Each pond releases around 300 sets of insects. ( continues below )
Larvae, or luk huak, are priced between 150 and 200 baht per kilogram. ( Photo: Pattanapong Sripiachai )
The only thing that needs to happen is that the insects are taken out of the lake after one day of breeding. Within a few hours, the reproduce can be seen floating on the water’s edge.
The egg hatch four days later. On fish meal, the larvae are raised. They are ready for sale in 20 to 25 times.  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,
According to Mr. Sonthaya, the group organization has about 70 households that raise frogs for the production of tadpoles for sale.
The Phaeng Yai area enterprise, which aids animal farmers in the processing and marketing of tadpoles for sale, is located in Phaeng Yai. Additionally, frozen goods can be purchased overseas and stored for a longer period. According to Mr. Sonthaya, frozen tadpoles sell for 250 baht per kilogram, while life tadpoles are priced at 100 baht.
He claimed that consumers in Australia and Singapore place a lot of orders.
Prepared and frozen are likewise insects that are three months old. He claimed that they collect 250 baht per kilogram.
Try making caterpillar dish with herbs, using either kaeng om or curry with fermented bamboo shoots, using kaeng normai cock instead.  ,
These meals are sold for 200 to 300 ringgit per bowl in restaurants.
Sonthaya Faramee, 49, the executive director of the Nakhon Phanom area business, shows frozen newts and frogs grown by farmers in the northern province’s Renu Nakhon area. ( Photo: Pattanapong Sripiachai )