Challenges and changes in Thailand's agricultural sector
Thailand's agricultural sector, once the backbone of the country, is facing major changes. This article delves into its historical roots, analyzes current challenges such as climate change and technology gaps, and explores future opportunities through sustainability and innovation. It is a crucial moment for Thai agriculture to reinvent itself.
New app helps farmers combat drought
The Department of Agricultural Development introduces 'Crops Drought', a groundbreaking application designed to support farmers in their fight against the effects of drought. This tool provides essential information such as real-time soil moisture and weather forecasts, helping farmers better prepare and anticipate droughts, with the aim of minimizing the impact on their crops.
Why is the NETHERLANDS so RICH? – How a small country became the world's second largest food exporter (video)
The Netherlands, a compact country in Northern Europe, with more than 17 million inhabitants and a significant part of the land below sea level, is a marvel of technical and economic achievement. With a GDP per capita that leads the world, it is raising questions about the keys to its wealth, the impact of natural gas discoveries and its status as a leading food exporter.
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.
Empirical Evidence
From the comments on all sorts of posts on this blog there seems to be a lot of followers who are blessed with a lot of science level brains and there's nothing wrong with that but it does bring a bit of an inconvenience to people less fortunate. The smarties come up with comments that proclaim the truth for them while there is more between heaven and earth namely empirical evidence.
Farmers will maintain the current national egg price of 3,50 baht each, despite rising costs. Farmers are now hoping to increase sales and increase egg consumption during the start of the new school term and the recent lifting of restrictions during the pandemic.
Lumpy skin disease is a disaster for many small farmers in Thailand. This virus has been on its way from Africa for several years and there is an excellent vaccine for it, which Thailand could have had for a long time. Especially considering that there have been infections in Vietnam, India and China for more than a year.
The more Tino Kuis delves into Thai history, the more corpses, prisoners and exiles he encounters. The almost forgotten peasant uprising in Chiang Mai in the XNUMXs is an example of this.
A fairy tale from the Isaan
In the Isan (northeast of Thailand) you will find numerous small villages, where farmers try to build a reasonable living in rice cultivation. The farmers in that area all have one thing in common: they are poor!
Ten new greenhouses for Thai farmers from Fairtrade Original
This autumn, Fairtrade Original and Coop joined forces for the second year in a row during Fairtrade Week. Another campaign was set up to draw more attention to fair trade and to encourage consumers to buy Fairtrade products more often.
There is an interesting development going on between the Royal Thai Air Force and farmers in Phayao and Phang Nga. The Thai pilots need mandatory training on the 4-engine propeller C-130 aircraft to keep their skills up to date and to meet their mandatory number of flying hours.
Thai farming families receive financial support
On Tuesday, the cabinet approved financial support for 10 million households in agricultural areas. They will receive 5.000 baht every month for the next three months, the same amount that employees of closed companies receive.
A recently released report from the World Bank shows how the number of people below the poverty line has increased from 5 to 7,2 percent in the past 9,8 years. The share of the national income of the 40% of the lowest incomes decreased.
Proponents of dangerous agricultural poison in the counterattack
This week, farmers from the Northeast who grow cassava protested against a ban on the three dangerous pesticides. Director Voranica Nagavajara Bedinghaus, of the Thai Agricultural Innovation Trade Association (Taita), threatens to go to the administrative court if the National Hazardous Substances Commission decides to ban the pesticides next Tuesday.
Isan opposition to potassium mining
There is a consensus among certain Thai populations that the people of Isaan are a bunch of backward assholes. They don't pay taxes and stubbornly vote for the wrong politicians. Not even the military can help with the latter…
The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) is going to build a water reservoir with a capacity of 1,1 million cubic meters in Ban Pong Phrom of tambon Yang Hak (Ratchaburi) to combat the drought and poverty in the area.
Dutch seed breeder Simon Groot from Enkhuizen is this year's winner of the World Food Prize. This was announced by the US State Department.