Many of these militia groups are made up of ethnic Lahu, Akha and Shan from villages in Tachilek District.

当地民团由大其力地区的村庄中的拉祜族，阿卡族和掸族组成。

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Until 2010, the Akha traditionally subsisted by raising livestock and growing rice, vegetables and beans.

BBC: Thailand��s mountainous coffee journey

Akha Ama coffee is distinct for its citrus notes and acidity, and has been selected out of 2, 500 entries to be used in World Cup Tasters Championship by the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe.

BBC: Thailand��s mountainous coffee journey

If you cannot make the coffee journey, which is held in November and January each year and tends to fill up as soon as it is announced on the website in early autumn, be sure to stop by Akha Ama Coffee to sample the brew.

BBC: Thailand��s mountainous coffee journey