Agricultural management systems and technologies

The water supply system in the Mukdahan village of Ban Wong Phra Chan has never worked in its three years of existence, village headman Songka Deeduangphan told reporters on Wednesday (February 5).The system was installed in 2017 for the benefit of people living in a ...

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has signed agreements with 14 universities to collaborate in establishing an agritech and innovation centre.Minister Chalermchai Sri-on said this week the goal was to set up 77 centres this year, one in every province.Keep reading ...

Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon has investigated the drought situation in Chiang Mai province and provided groundwater wells to local villagers.Gen Prawit met with villagers at Simaram temple in San Klang district of Chiang Mai province and presided over a ceremony to provide them ...

A vast majority of Thai farmers are struggling to upgrade the quality and quantity of their yields, as more than 90% of agricultural household use basic machinery for their production process, however a melon farm in Ayutthaya province has adopted an advanced technologies through computer-based ...

Water management innovations and the resilience of local people have helped turn a flood-prone community in Rangsit’s Nong Sua district of Pathum Thani into a prototype multi-purpose water catchment area.However, severe drought presents a new challenge.Nine years ago, when the central region of Thailand was ...

Authorities have warned 31 provinces to prepare for severe drought this year.The Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) said that drought might affect 61 water production facilities covering 82 districts of 31 provinces — 15 in the Northeast, nine in the North, six in the South and ...

As part of the government’s bid to reform the agricultural sector, a new national agriculture database will be jointly developed by all nine ministries and one organisation under the Prime Minister’s Office.Led by the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry, the 10 parties on Wednesday signed a ...

The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) collaborated with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Chichibu Chemical in the construction of a Plastic Rainwater Storage Structure (PRSS) to prevent damages from inundation at industrial estates in Thailand, starting with a pilot run at Latkrabang ...

The country’s top water resources agency is considering applying environmental measures in water management strategy to cope with climate change in keeping with the agenda of a recent UN meeting.Secretary-general of the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR), Dr Somkiat Prajamwong, said on Thursday ...

The Thai Soil Partnership (TSP) has vowed to pursue a ban on herbicides to improve soil health and agricultural practices.The announcement by the TSP, representing a network of government, private, academic, religious, civil society and public sector groups against farm chemical use, was made to ...