Agriculture and fishing

“The most disastrous situation in history,” was one expert’s stark verdict when shown images of the dry Mekong River bed and dead aquatic animals. Dr Chainarong Setthachua, a lecturer and ecology expert at Maha Sarakham University, was at a loss when asked to describe the ...

Following a period of severely low water levels along the Mekong river, China locating in the upper stream of the river says they will release more water to replenish the supply. Panod Srisinsuphya reports. Panod Srisinsuphya has more on the story.Keep watching ...

The Commerce Ministry has made oil palm and rubber the top priority farm products for the new government to tackle under the income guarantee scheme.Whichai Phochanakij, director-general of Internal Trade Department, said it is preparing data and guidelines for the income guarantee scheme for five ...

There is no risk of Thailand suffering severe water shortage in 40 days as widely feared, Royal Irrigation Department (RID) chief Thongplew Kongchan affirmed, despite the low levels of usable water at the Chao Phraya River basin’s four major dams.He instructed irrigation projects to strictly ...

The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) is planning to move forward with 100 water management projects worth Bt400 billion before the end of the year to boost available water up to 2.9 million cubic metres and cover the needs of 630,000 families nationwide, ...

A new generation is like an essential perennial plant growing its branches to support Thailand to reach the anticipated economic goal.To move into the “Value-Based Economy” era, traditional industrial practices must be uprooted. Technology, creativity, and innovation are the best guidelines leading to “agricultural commodities” ...

The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) has vowed to complete the Huai Luang Water Development project, a scheme to use the Mekong River to irrigate farmland in northeastern provinces.The project is a reincarnation of the Khong-Chi-Mun plan, a water irrigation scheme initiated 30 ...

Police and the Department of Fisheries have jointly launched a special operation against illegal fishing off Ranong province. Given such operations are conducted in line with the government’s policy to meet an ASEAN position on the issue, illegal fishing in Thai waters is sure to ...

Academics have called for the scope of the Plant Varieties Protection Act to be expanded to also protect farmers.Addressing a public seminar at BioThai Foundation, they said that unless the Act was drafted properly to protect farmers’ rights, the country’s agricultural sector would be taken ...

The Thai government has been undertaking various measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by enforcing laws in accordance with international standards. However, some new fishing regulations affect local fishermen, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is sending out officials to follow ...