BANGKOK – In early September, Thailand’s military government auctioned off the last load of rice stockpiled from the populist paddy-pledging scheme of coup-toppled Prime Minister Yingluck...
CHIANG RAI – The Belt and Road Initiative is intended to be about more than building highways and boosting trade – China wants to help...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Hazardous Substance Committee (HSC) Thursday revised its decision to ban three major chemicals in vegetable and herb farming. The chemicals, paraquat, chlorpyrifos...
BANGKOK – A pair of national reform committees on health and society have come down in favor of a total ban on the farm chemicals,...
CHIANG RAI – Governor Narongsak Osotthanakkorn has told Thai media that both short-term and long-term actions will be taken to solve the problem of oversupply...
CHIANG RAI – The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is teaching farmers in Chiang Rai Province to incorporate technology in their farming practices. The ministry...
– CHIANG MAI – Riceberry, Thailand’s latest “superfood, would seem to have it all: An enticing deep purple color and tender texture; disease-fighting properties from antioxidants...
. . CHIANG RAI – Provincial Authorities have asked harvest truck associations to reduce their harvesting fees in addition to monitoring the price of fertilizer and...
. . KALASIN – As Global rice prices plung, some Thai rice farmers have taken matters into their own hands and are turning to social media...
. . BANGKOK – Thailand’s Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha has told rice farmers the government would try its best to ensure that rice farmers get...
. BANGKOK – Thailand is facing its worst water shortage in two decades, government officials said on Wednesday (March 9), with water rationing being imposed in...
. BANGKOKÂ – Thailand Military backed Government announced on Friday measures worth around $285 million (10 Billion Baht) to help farmers in the country who have...
AMNAT CHAROEN – Rice farmers are struggling with drought, low returns, and rising competition as a new era of trade opens under the ASEAN...
. . For years I’ve been an advocate of allowing Thai farmers to grow hemp. Hemp is the same plant family as pot. Pot can get...
BANGKOK – Thailand Military Junta Government has approved loans of up to 60 billion baht ($1.77 billion) to support farmers affected by drought, the finance...
CHIANG RAI – The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has planned to upgrade production of organic sticky rice in the country, to improve the quality...
CHAI NAT – In a bid to diversify away from mass rice production and get better access to the lucrative market for organic food products,...
. . BANGKOK – Thailand’s Irrigation Department has reported that the Country will experience its worst drought in more than a decade this year, damaging crops...
– – BANGKOK – Thailand’s military-appointed government approved measures to help rubber farmers who have been hit hard by sharp declines in export prices. The decision...
– – BANGKOK – Thailand’s rubber panel said Thursday it plans to introduce measures worth $1.8 billion to shore up rubber prices and support local farmers...