agriculture

  • Northern Thailand NewsFarmlands flooded in Mukdahan from mountain run-off
    ThaigerPublished: 10:16, 25 August 2019
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    Farmlands flooded in Mukdahan from mountain run-off

    PHOTO: The Nation Some 10,000 rai of farmland and a main road have been inundated with run-off from mountains in Mukdahan, north-east Thailand near the Laos border and Mekong River. The roads were cut off yesterday morning. The Dong Luang district chief Somsak Boonchan says the runoff from the Phuphan Noi mountain range was caused by several days of heavy…

  • Environment NewsThai farmers reluctant to scale down use of ‘toxic’ herbicides
    ThaigerPublished: 08:50, 18 August 2019
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    Thai farmers reluctant to scale down use of ‘toxic’ herbicides

    Thai farmers say they oppose the proposed bans on herbicides paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos. The Thai government plans to phase out three chemical weed killers, widely used by Thai farmers, by the end of this year. Farmers say they oppose the restrictions of use because the chemicals provide higher crop yields, according to Thai PBS who headed out into the…

  • Northern Thailand NewsFarmers fall for fake fertiliser in Kalasin
    ThaigerPublished: 07:49, 10 August 2019
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    Farmers fall for fake fertiliser in Kalasin

    PHOTOS: INN News A gang selling fake fertiliser had been travelling around Kalasin in Thailand’s north-east selling their products to unsuspecting farmers. Kalasin Police arrested 5 suspects that were selling the unregistered fertilisers to farmers in the area. All of the suspects are originally from Roi Et Province, also in the north-east. They were delivering large bags of fertilisers to…

  • Northern Thailand NewsDepartment ramps up cloud-seeding to ease drought in the Thailand’s northeast
    ThaigerPublished: 17:57, 01 August 2019
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    Department ramps up cloud-seeding to ease drought in the Thailand’s northeast

    “…he noted that drought in the middle of a wet season is very unusual.” The Department of Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation is stepping up cloud-seeding efforts to help generate much-needed rain for drought areas in the central-north and north-east regions of the country. Some areas need urgent rains to replenish the region’s eight major and 11 medium-sized reservoirs, where water…

  • World NewsASEAN meeting reports on global sugar deficit and opportunities for SE Asian countries
    ThaigerPublished: 11:51, 18 June 2019
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    ASEAN meeting reports on global sugar deficit and opportunities for SE Asian countries

    The ASEAN Sugar Alliance says there will be a global sugar deficit of about 2.5 million tonnes in 2019-20, and prices are expected to firm following a number of years of falling prices and surplus stocks. The prediction was reported at the fourth meeting of the ASEAN Sugar Alliance in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday. Market analyst, futures trading and risk manager…