Chumphon province is a very rural area and one of the main industries is coconut growing. There are thousands of acres of coconut groves and traditional methods are still used for their collection. This involves trained monkeys with long ropes tied around their necks being sent up the coconut palms to pull off the ripe coconuts. As can be seen below, carts pulled by water buffalo are still used to collect and transport the collected coconuts.
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Bullock cart used for collecting coconuts
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Bullock cart used for collecting coconuts
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Bullock cart used for collecting coconuts
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