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Farm community becomes healthy, wealthy and wise the organic way
Once a major maize plantation where farmers liberally doused farm chemicals to raise yields and reap as much as profit as they could, Ban Mai Village in Nan province has surprised many and become a role model for non-organic farming.The village at tambon Na Rai ...
Rarinthorn Petcharoen
Calls mount to ban farm chemicals
The National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) is under growing pressure to ban three farm chemicals when it meets on Wednesday to consider reports and proposals for alternatives to the substances.Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Toxic farm chemicals take a toll on lives
The effects of widely used farm chemicals have led to at least 1,715 deaths over the past three years.“The deaths of nearly 600 people each year are directly a result of the use of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and pesticides,” National Health Security Office (NHSO) secretary-general ...
Chularat Saengpassa
Farm chemicals ‘pose a threat to public health’
Academics urged the government to prioritise the protection of people’s health from the threat of chemical contamination and ensure a healthy environment in keeping with the county’s pledge to pursue Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
