The Royal Project Foundation was set up to help assist the hill tribes of northern Thailand in replacing Opium fields with alternative crops. It was the world’s first project aiming to replace drug crops with legal crops and is one of the most successful projects of its type, created originally by His Majesty the King in 1969.

The main achievement of the Royal Project is that it has totally eliminated the cultivation of opium poppy in it development areas, whilst simultaneously improving the standards of living of the former opium farmers.

The Blue Elephant Group’s founder and Master Chef, Khun Nooror Somany Steppe, has produced an exquisite selection of dishes based on a wide range of ingredients from the Royal Project Foundation’s produce. A Press launch for this exclusive new menu took place on Thursday 12th June which included official delegates from the Royal Project, Blue Elephant Group and members of the press.