Crop products and commodities
Fruits and vegetables
Agency keen on fruit quality controls
The Internal Trade Department is implementing 22 measures to manage fruit supply for this year’s harvest, with production estimated to grow by 3% to 6.78 million tonnes. Wattanasak Sur-iam, the department’s director-general, said the higher output is attributed to cooler weather late last year and early ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thais eat low fruits and vegetables and too much salt, UN says
Policymakers urged to drive vegetables as national agenda to curb non-communicable diseases killing 400,000 Thais every year.Thai population particularly the young still consume insufficient amount of fruits and vegetables. Following the latest study by Mahidol University’s Institute of Population and Social Research, the average 250g ...
The Nation Reporter