Agriculture and fishing

The National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) is under growing pressure to ban three farm chemicals when it meets on Wednesday to consider reports and proposals for alternatives to the substances.Keep reading ...

The rice price guarantee scheme will begin next month with farmers set to be paid the difference when the price falls below a predetermined benchmark, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said.He was speaking as he led a delegation of officials from the ...

The Industry Ministry plans to conclude the government’s agriculture development plan in October, expecting to spend 1 billion baht to launch support measures for Thai farmers.Pasu Loharjun, the industry permanent secretary, said the ministry is in talks with the Industrial Promotion Department and the Bank ...

The Subcommittee for Large and Important Projects has approved a budget of Bt99.65 billion for four water management projects after a meeting on Friday, Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompao, who is also chairman of the subcommittee, said.Keep readfing ...

Water management is a challenge that requires data integration by several agencies. The Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) has established an ICT strategy to advance national water management systematically, using digital technologies.Keep watching ...

Though the government plans to spend Bt150 billion on agriculture price guarantees, this measure will not improve the quality of products or boost farmers’ quality of life, an academic warned.“The price guarantee cannot be applied to all products because they all take different times to ...

The National Rice Policy Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha, on Wednesday announced 21 billion baht in subsidies to help stabilise prices for rice farmers hurt by drought and a strong baht.Under the new rice scheme, the government will agree to pay farmers a ...

Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Mananya Thaiset has announced that at least one or two of the three controversial agricultural chemicals – paraquat, glyphosate, and chlorpyrifos – will be banned in Thailand by the end of this year.Keep reading ...

The Department of Fisheries has warned fishing operators against lending out their fishing boats, reminding them that owners are held responsible for any actions taken aboard their vessels.Keep watching ...

Deputy Prime Minister/Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit, has held a meeting to discuss the Farmers Rehabilitation and Development Fund which takes care of over 5.5 million farmers nationwide.Representatives of the Office of the Farmers Rehabilitation and Development Fund met with the deputy premier/commerce minister at Government ...