Agriculture and fishing
Progress being made to ratify fishing convention practices
The Labour Minister recently met with fisheries-related agencies and representatives of fishermen ahead of Thailand’s January 30 submission to become the first Asian nation to ratify the C188 Work in Fishing Convention despite protests from some in the industry.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Dams still best way to manage water resources: govt agencies
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 ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
New rules stink, say fishermen
Samut Songkhram is the smallest province in the country, but has been known as a hub for Thailand’s fishing industry for decades. The province has a 23km shoreline, dotted with fishing piers. Along its are food processing plants, and it is only an hour’s drive ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Govt to create data centre to help farm supply match demand
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 ...
The Nation Reporter
Industrial rubber masterplan being proposed for Rayong
The Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT) has mapped out a masterplan to increase annual rubber exports from Bt250 billion to Bt800 billion, while establishing a rubber industrial estate in Rayong province, part of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Make fishing sustainable
The lifting this week of the yellow-card sanction imposed by the European Union (EU) shows that efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) in Thailand have really paid off. However, much work is still needed to assist affected fishermen, especially the small-scale ones, ...
Strict rules still hampering fisheries
Even though the European Union has delisted Thailand from its yellow-card status, much needs to be done to reverse the plight of the fishing sector affected by “overly stringent” regulations issued to fight illegal fishing, the president of the Pattani Fishery Association says. Phubet Chantanimi ...
Assawin Pakkawan
Key to agricultural progress is research
Agriculture is a necessary and integral part of the government’s “Thailand 4.0” initiative. It is far more important as both a means and ends to Thailand’s economic and social development than is otherwise generally recognised.Keep reading ...
Wisarn Pupphavesa
EU's lifting of yellow card from Thailand welcomed
Thai Union Group is pleased the EU decided to lift the yellow card on Thailand, said Thiraphong Chansiri, CEO, in its press statement.The fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has been ongoing in Thailand and Thai Union is proud to have worked with ...
EU withdraws ban threat on Thai fisheries after reforms
The European Union has withdrawn its threat to ban Thai fisheries exports into the bloc after Bangkok pushed through reforms to contain illegal fishing. Thailand had been faced with the threat of a ban for more than three years over its failure to combat illegal ...
