Agriculture and fishing
Energy Ministry issues two measures to maintain oil palm price
The Ministry of Energy has issued two urgent measures to prop up the price of oil palm, buying up raw palm for energy production and the production of biodiesel starting from December.Keep watching ...
Reaping a bountiful HARVEST
For Connie Kang, an ability to adapt to new working environments has not only helped her career progression, but also provided her with an edge in coming up with ways to improve the livelihoods of ordinary farming families in Thailand.Keep reading ...
Phuwit Limviphuwat
Labor Minister discusses measures to address labor shortage in fishery sector
The Labor Minister, Pol. Gen. Adul Sangsingkeo, and officials from related agencies had a meeting on Thursday (Nov, 8) to follow up on measures to address the labor shortage in the fishery sector of Thailand. Keep reading ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
Sustainable supply chain
Ordering a tuna lunch is rarely an emotive experience, but it might be, were more people aware of the injustices and the ecological dangers presented by the modern fishing trade.Keep reading ...
Rice thefts worry farmers amid high prices
Farmers are putting up their guard against rice thefts after several cases have been reported this year in the wake of high prices. Noosin Damri, a farmer in Warin Chamrap district of Ubon Ratchathani province, on Monday (Nov, 5) lodged a complaint at the Huay Khayung police ...
Crude palm oil for power considered
The Energy Ministry is considering using a surplus of crude palm oil this year to replace fossil fuels for power generation at two state-run plants in Chachoengsao and Ratchaburi.The tentative plan is to be implemented at Bang Pakong power plant, owned by the Electricity Generating ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Finding ways to beat farm debt
The farm sector has been a driving engine behind the country’s economic growth, but at the same time, debt among farmers keeps rising. The main farm product is rice. Last year, the value of rice traded was 174.5 billion baht, which is around 12.89% of ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
The future of rice production
By 2050, the world’s population is expected to reach 10 billion, mainly driven by growth in poor and densely populated regions of Asia and Africa, whose livelihood is highly dependent on rice for food and socio-economic advancement. Keep reading ...
Tanyatorn Tongwaranan
Farmers worry over agrochemical control regulations
Farmer Groups expressed their concern that agrochemical control measures proposed in the new ministerial regulation will turn them into criminals, as they will be forbidden from spraying herbicides on their farms without proper training.They were conveying their apprehensions yesterday (Oct 25) at a public hearing ...
Pratch Rujivanarom