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GISTDA and partner educate farmers on reserving rice harvesters

 The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) and the Mahasarakham provincial commerce office have held a workshop educating local farmers on how to use a mobile application to reserve rice harvesters.Keep watching ...

A starchy safety net

The stage is set for practical risk management for grassroots farmers, who chance natural disasters ruining crops every year, through a micro-insurance policy for rice harvests, a flagship Thai commodity.A crop insurance project in Thailand was launched in 2011 via integration of a public-private partnership, ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

Govt announces B21bn rice price insurance scheme

The National Rice Policy Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha, on Wednesday announced 21 billion baht in subsidies to help stabilise prices for rice farmers hurt by drought and a strong baht.Under the new rice scheme, the government will agree to pay farmers a ...

Rice exports down on strong baht

Rice exporters on Wednesday lowered their target for the year from 9.5 million tonnes to 9 million, after a sharp fall in first-half shipments due to the strong baht and ample global stockpiles.Thailand’s rice exports from January to June this year fell 19.6% compared with ...

Thai government pushes reform in agriculture sector

The Thai government is pushing ahead with plans to increase the incomes of 1.3 million farmers who have been relying on their rice crops to make a living.Keep reading ...

Dusita Maneemuang

G-to-G deals for rice in the works

China and Indonesia are in the mix for planned rice sales in the form of government-to-government (G-to-G) deals during the remaining months of the year.According to Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong, Thailand is waiting for the Chinese government to sign a contract to buy an additional ...

Phusadee Arunmas

Thai rice exports topple 30 billion baht in first 2 months of 2018

The value of Thai rice exports in the first two months of 2018 was recorded at 30 billion baht. According to the Thai Rice Exporters Association, Thailand sold 1.9 million tons of rice worth 30.318 billion baht to overseas buyers around the world between January ...

Thammarat Thadaphrom

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