Thai government agencies have worked together to tackle the problem of farmer debt. The Bank of Thailand (BOT) and 14 other government agencies are now building a database that will provide a better understanding of this issue and support the development of effective and targeted measures.
Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said the proposed database will contain information on farmers' financial situation and loans. This information comes from the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, the National Village and Urban Communal Fund, the Department of Cooperative Promotion and the Office of the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture.
The database will contain registration information from crop growers, livestock farmers and fishermen, as well as risk levels of natural disasters in their areas. The information is obtained through the Department of Agriculture Extension, the Office of Agricultural Economics and the Rubber Authority of Thailand. Information on farmers' occupation, income and poverty status is provided by the Office of the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Finance.
The BOT will be responsible for managing this resource. The Office of the Commission for the Protection of Personal Data will provide support and advice on how to use this information in compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act.
Source: NNT
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It is terrible that the farmers in the North and the surrounding area are not mentioned in the list. They get so little for their products that they have to focus on burning down previous crop residues, among other things, because alternative methods cannot be paid for by them. Help those people. More than enough analysis and solution have been listed on Thailandblog. In the accompanying article you can read that the governor of Chiangmai province places the responsibility entirely with farmers and citizens. https://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/clg/our-city/interviews/governor-nirat-pongsitthaworn-discusses-pollution-tourism-and-city-infrastructure/ Meanwhile, Chiangmai stands head and shoulders above cities like Dehli and Lahore. One more week and it's over, he said. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2545154/thick-smog-chokes-north-upper-northeast
I continue to be amazed that food producing farmers let themselves be screwed like this and on the other hand I get it. The short term is much more important, while there is nothing wrong with setting quotas for production per product group. The less there is, the higher the price, so no unnecessary work for a jerk price. I call that social monopoly. A monopoly to rectify inequality.
Everyone thinks it's all too bad for the farmers, but as soon as it starts to cost money to pay a reasonable price, people immediately think of themselves and then you get this kind of half-hearted measures.
I wonder how the Thaksin clan will try to solve it after the elections….