Agricultural management systems and technologies

The government is creating an “agri-map” to more efficiently manage the supply and demand of farm products as it moves to comprehensively reform the agricultural sector, Agriculture Minister Grisada Boonrach said on Tuesday. Keep reading ...

Khlong Lat Phrao, a major canal in Bangkok, was once known for its putrid water, proliferation of rubbish and land encroachment along its banks. Yet, rehabilitation efforts by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) offer hope the canal area can once again become a livable environment. ...

Various provinces are coming up with ways to mitigate drought as water trucks are being deployed to non-irrigated communities.Keep watching ...

The Subcommittee on Water Situation Analysis has urged sectors to manage the water resources as planned.Deputy Prime Minister General Chatchai Sarikulya chaired this year’s first meeting of the Subcommittee on Water Situation Analysis organized by the Office of National Water Resources. The meeting discussed Thailand’s ...

A water shortage is threatening to soon strike several northeastern provinces. At risk are Roi Et, Maha Sarakham and Yasothon. Some parts of the Chi River in Yasothon are already running dry and the water level in the Maha Sarakham-based Wang Yang Dam is running low. ...

Thailand and Hungary have established a cooperation to adopt the Danube River’s water management strategy for the Mekong River.Deputy Prime Minister Chatchai Sarikulya revealed he has visited Hungary and discussed the water management cooperation with the Hungarian government, which has agreed to develop five joint ...

The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has asked that farmers observe its water supply plan, after finding that 5.28 million rai of off season rice crops are planned in the Chao Phraya river basin, 10 percent beyond its intended supply.Keep reading ...

Deputy Prime Minister General Chatchai Salikulya would not say directly if the plan to build the controversial Mae Wong dam in order to prevent floods and save the drought-plagued Lower Sakae Krang basin would be scrapped, but he affirmed that concerned parties had at least ...

Thailand clearly has faith in its traditional water-management system to cope with extreme weather brought on by climate change.  However, environmentalists warn that instead of relieving the negative effects of climate change, dams and large-irrigation projects only cause further damage, as dams only intensify the ...

The Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) will work with other government agencies to develop a data analytics system as part of the government’s effort to upgrade the management of Thailand’s farm sector.According to Chantanont Wankejorn, deputy chief of OAE, more than 30 agencies will be ...