Agriculture and fishing

The Criminal Court yesterday ruled in favour of the marine scientist after hearing testimonies from him and his plaintiff, a pet food trading company, saying his remarks were made in good faith and he had no intention to defame the plaintiff, according to the lawyer ...

The mobile cabinet on Monday greenlighted incentives worth 8 billion baht for sugarcane farmers who agree to cut fresh sugarcane without burning the residue, a move aimed at helping reduce the amount of PM2.5 dust in the 2022/23 harvest year. According to Rudklao Suwankiri, the government’s ...

The world has been witnessing increases in the price of rice following drought concerns and India’s export ban, but it is Thailand’s rice that has seen the sharpest rise, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.In its monthly rice update ...

Marine conservation experts have revealed the extent of marine megafauna catch by small-scale fisheries, in Thailand for the first time.The Newcastle University study provides the first-ever estimate of the annual catch of marine megafauna species, including rays, sharks, sea turtles, dolphins, and dugongs, in Thailand’s ...

A prolonged El Niño lasting into mid-2024 is expected to impact agricultural, aquatic, and fruit products, resulting in reduced exports from Thailand.On Tuesday, the United Nations announced the arrival of El Niño, which is characterised by increased heat worldwide and drought conditions in some areas. ...

The Commerce Ministry pledges to handle agricultural production and price management, especially for cassava and palm oil, as the income guarantee scheme for these crops was not extended, awaiting the new government’s policy. Udom Srisomsong, deputy director-general of the Internal Trade Department, said the agency has ...

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 ...

With a yearly production capacity of 95,000 tonnes, Thailand is now the second-largest producer of bioplastics in the world after the United States, which produces 150,000 tonnes.Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri made the announcement on Monday citing data from the Thai Bioplastics Industry Association.Anucha said Thailand ...

A scheme worth 7.6 billion THB (215 million USD) has been approved by the cabinet of Thailand to guarantee rubber prices for 1.6 million farmers registered with the country’s Rubber Authority.The move, the fourth phase of an ongoing programme, promises a 40-60 split on revenues ...

The government and private agencies are taking steps to manage fruit harvests from March onwards in a bid to tackle oversupply and dropping prices.Chantanon Wannakhajorn, secretary-general of the Office of Agricultural Economics, said the agency’s teams have devised management plans by surveying farmers, exporters, cooperatives, ...