Agriculture and fishing

The farm sector has been a driving engine behind the country’s economic growth, but at the same time, debt among farmers keeps rising. The main farm product is rice. Last year, the value of rice traded was 174.5 billion baht, which is around 12.89% of ...

By 2050, the world’s population is expected to reach 10 billion, mainly driven by growth in poor and densely populated regions of Asia and Africa, whose livelihood is highly dependent on rice for food and socio-economic advancement. Keep reading ...

Farmer Groups expressed their concern that agrochemical control measures proposed in the new ministerial regulation will turn them into criminals, as they will be forbidden from spraying herbicides on their farms without proper training.They were conveying their apprehensions yesterday (Oct 25) at a public hearing ...

The Ministry of Industry is to go ahead with its plan to support bio-industry after Cabinet gave the nod to a draft law on sugar cane and sugar that allows sugar cane to be used for the production of other products. Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana ...

Despite September’s export slump, the government remains upbeat about achieving 11 million tonnes of milled rice exports this year on high demand. Adul Chotinisakorn, director-general of the Foreign Trade Department said rice export prospects are still promising for the last quarter, with continued import orders, ...

Asean defence ministers have agreed with Thailand’s proposal for the community to boost regional cooperation in fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing practices (IUU), according to defence spokesman Kongcheep Tantravanich. Keep reading ...

Since 2015, Thailand has put tremendous efforts into overhauling its entire fishing industry in order to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported, unregulated (IUU) fishing in Thailand so as to achieve the sustainability of marine resources. The  challenge of overfishing has been comprehensively tackled through ...

The Thai government is pushing ahead with plans to increase the incomes of 1.3 million farmers who have been relying on their rice crops to make a living.Keep reading ...

On 23 September 2018, H.E. Police General Adul Sangsingkeo, Minister of Labour of the Kingdom of Thailand, together with H.E. U Thein Swe, Minister of Labour, Immigration and Population of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, attended the opening ceremony of the Ranong Post-Arrival ...

Over the last five years leading multinational companies have become far more willing to talk publicly about the risks and challenges of forced labor and modern slavery in their supply chains. This is a welcome development.Keep reading ...