Century-Old Durian Sticky Rice Boosts Income for Trang Farming Group
A farming group in Trang province is generating income with "100-Year-Old Durian Sticky Rice," a distinctive treat made from century-old durian trees and traditional sticky rice, now in its second annual production cycle.
The Ban Huutone farming group in Nayoang district, Trang province is another community leveraging its agricultural heritage into a community product to boost household income. They have created "100-Year-Old Durian Sticky Rice" by incorporating durian from trees over 100 years old into a distinctive traditional recipe.
The group developed this community product with strong consumer interest in the first year and is now in its second consecutive production cycle. The sticky rice features durian from Thong Phinyong Garden, which has won awards for its cream-colored local heritage durian with superior flesh quality and holds Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certification.
Thong Phinyong Garden cultivates multiple heritage durian varieties, all exceeding 100 years old. The group selected trees from this diverse collection to create their signature sticky rice, which differs from typical versions by incorporating whole chunks of 100-year-old durian alongside the traditional fragrance, richness, and aroma of Nayoang sticky rice.
The main ingredients are glutinous rice, salt, coconut milk, water, and 100-year-old durian. Production begins by soaking glutinous rice overnight, then placing it in bamboo tubes with lightly salted coconut milk and durian chunks. The tubes are sealed and grilled over charcoal for 30 to 40 minutes. After cooling, the bamboo tubes are shaved thin for convenient consumption and sale.
The Ban Huutone farming group sells the 100-Year-Old Durian Sticky Rice in three sizes: small tubes for 20 baht, medium for 35 baht, and large for 50 baht, generating strong consumer demand.
Phinyong Tenrang, an advisor to the Ban Huutone farming group, stated this is the second year of production and occurs only once annually because the heritage durian trees produce fruit once per year. His Thong Phinyong Garden grows multiple heritage varieties, each over 100 years old. When durian falls from the trees, part of the harvest is sold fresh while some is reserved as raw material for the sticky rice.
Tenrang explained that the initial motivation was to distribute income to the local community and offer customers a chance to experience a refined, newly developed sticky rice with innovative flavors and aromas. Beyond sharing revenue with group members, this year the group donated part of the proceeds toward roof tiles for the village meeting hall, damaged by severe winds. This demonstrates how community products can generate income while benefiting the broader public.
Woravit Sompatyanuchit, Nayoang district development officer, said the Nayoang District Community Development Office is committed to promoting and expanding the Ban Huutone farming group's products through further development and wider public awareness so their goods become recognized regionally and generate sustainable community income.
Chaiyas Thongsom, headman of subdistrict 6, Nakhao Seay, praised the villagers' initiative in producing 100-Year-Old Durian Sticky Rice as a worthy endeavor, noting it not only creates income for community members but also directs part of the proceeds toward public benefit.
