Thai farmers

  • Crime NewsIllegally imported pork carcasses spark disease concerns in Thailand
    TopPublished: 15:42, 19 June 2023
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    Illegally imported pork carcasses spark disease concerns in Thailand

    At Laem Chabang port in Thailand‘s Chon Buri province, the Customs Department confiscated a total of 161 containers filled with frozen pork carcasses that had been illegally imported from various countries. The illegally imported pork shipments were found to lack proper documentation and certification, raising concerns about the potential spread of disease among both consumers and local livestock farmers. As…

  • Thailand NewsThai netizens go into meltdown over farmer using bathroom cleaner as fertilizer
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:20, 05 July 2022
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    Thai netizens go into meltdown over farmer using bathroom cleaner as fertilizer

    Pictures of a Thai farmer using bathroom cleaner as a fertilizer in his rice fields have sent netizens into meltdown. Scientist, Parkpoom Dethhussadin, known as Mor Lap Panda, posted a screenshot of a Facebook post from an unidentified farmer spraying his crops with bathroom cleaner. The unidentified farmer captioned the post with, “It’s effective and cost-saving. I tried it with…

  • South Thailand NewsMan in Southern Thailand believed to have drowned after fishing in flooded rice field
    Tara AbhasakunPublished: 12:05, 07 April 2022
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    Man in Southern Thailand believed to have drowned after fishing in flooded rice field

    The body of a man in Southern Thailand was found yesterday. His mother believes he drowned while fishing in a flooded rice field. The man’s mother said the rice fields near her house were under about 70 centimetres of water after several days of continuous rain. She says her son went to catch fish in the fields. When she noticed…

  • Thailand NewsFarmers sleep on the streets of Bangkok for 42 days calling for action on debt
    leahPublished: 15:32, 11 March 2022
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    Farmers sleep on the streets of Bangkok for 42 days calling for action on debt

    Farmers from all over Thailand are sleeping under a busy expressway in Bangkok to call on the government to solve the problem of farmers’ debt. So far, the protestors have slept on the streets for 42 nights. The farmers request that their debt be transferred from central government banks, which charge high interest rates, to the Farmers’ Rehabilitation and Development…

  • Environment NewsStop the burn – Thai Governors told to stop farmers burning off agricultural waste
    ThaigerPublished: 09:17, 25 January 2021
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    Stop the burn – Thai Governors told to stop farmers burning off agricultural waste

    Provincial governors in Thailand’s farming areas are being told to mitigate the burning off of agri-business waste by farmers in their provinces. The annual burn-offs are the biggest cause of the December to April air pollution in Bangkok and Central Thailand which lie in the wake of the light north-easterly breezes this time of the year. The burn-offs partly co-incide with the lighter…

  • Environment NewsThailand’s ban on hazardous farming chemicals to remain in place
    Maya TaylorPublished: 11:26, 30 September 2020
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    Thailand’s ban on hazardous farming chemicals to remain in place

    Despite fears to the contrary among those in favour of it, the ban on paraquat and chlorpyrifos is to remain in place. The Hazardous Substances Committee has confirmed that production, possession, and importing or exporting either substance remains illegal, under legislation introduced on June 1 of this year. Thai PBS World reports that Industry Minister, Suriya Juangroongruangkit, says a discussion…

  • Environment NewsFarmers call on Thai government to overturn ban on pesticide use
    Maya TaylorPublished: 09:40, 05 August 2020
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    Farmers call on Thai government to overturn ban on pesticide use

    A group of Thai farmers has submitted a letter to PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, citing the ineffectiveness of products used to replace Paraquat and Chlorpyrifos, and calling for the ban on those chemicals, introduced on June 1, to be overturned. In the letter, they suggest the Hazardous Substances Committee impose restrictions on use of the products instead, while educating farmers on…

  • Covid-19 NewsOver 73,000 Thai farmers to get relief aid after appeals approved
    ThaigerPublished: 09:30, 07 July 2020
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    Over 73,000 Thai farmers to get relief aid after appeals approved

    Over 73,000 Thai farmers are set to get much-needed aid after their appeals for financial help have been approved. The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) says it will transfer the aid tomorrow, in the amount of 5,000 baht, to help with the Covid-19 economic fallout. BAAC secretary Anan Suwanrat says the ministry’s appeal panel has approved 73,975 appeals…

  • Environment NewsBan of 3 herbicides agreed, with conditions
    Maya TaylorPublished: 11:19, 19 September 2019
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    Ban of 3 herbicides agreed, with conditions

    PHOTO: www.asiaone.com Thai PBS World reports that Thailand’s National Hazardous Substances Committee says it will agree to banning paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, provided that the alternatives proposed are effective, affordable for farmers, and less hazardous. Committee chairman Apijin Chotikasathien gave the undertaking yesterday, while giving the Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives 60 days to come up with alternatives. Mr…