florian: no matter where he goes, rattapatrichanklad's woshops are ll attende faers can ta part for ee. rattapat: imagine what this would look like if there were green forests around us. florian: germany's environment ministry provides half a million euros in funding to the workshops. environmental group wwf is the project's local partner. ply: we are competing with the industrialized capitalist system that is not sustainable. our solution is involving a lot of effortsa lot of awareness, a lot of actions to be done. so that is the biggest challenge to make this happen. florian: this wwf project will run for another three years. organizers are hoping to reach some 200 households. the workshops provide farmers with practical help, like tips on improving irrigation. many types of crop require more water than those destined for animal feed. rattapat srichanklad explains how to use natural methods to retain more moisture. rattapat: this method allows us to slow down the movement of the stream. that allows the surrounding land to absorb more water. but you need to inspect and fix the dams re