Environment and land
Agriculture and fishing
Livestock Dept takes steps to contain price slumps for chicken eggs
The Department of Livestock confirmed that it has inspected the falling prices of eggs which are expected to rise in mid-April. Livestock Department Director General Aphai Sutthisang disclosed that small-sized layer farmers nationwide had called on the government to continually solve the price slumps due to ...
Supawadee Wangsri
Thailand Announced the Roadmap towards the IUU-Free Thailand
On 3 April 2018, the Thai Cabinet approved the roadmap for the development of Thailand’s fisheries to be free from aquatic animals and fisheries products obtained from the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and also the establishment of the national committee on IUU aquatic ...
Fishing sector 'shipshape' ahead of EU scrutiny
In a bid to get the European Union’s yellow card lifted from the lucrative fishery sector, Thai authorities have completed the registrstion of migration workers ahead of a visit by an EU inspection team.Keep reading ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
EU officials to observe IUU prevention progress in Thailand this week
Deputy Prime Minister Gen Chatchai Sarikulya has visited the Command Center to Combat Illegal Fishing (CCCIF) to ensure its readiness ahead of the arrival of European Union (EU) officials. While presenting policies, Gen Chatchai stressed the organization’s commitment to tackling illegal fishing.Keep reading ...
Nuppol Suvansombut
Thailand Approved Draft Regulation for Sea Fishing Workers to Receive Monthly Wages via Bank Transfer
On 27 March 2018, the Thai Cabinet approved the draft Ministerial Regulation on Labour Protection in Sea Fishing Work (No. ), B.E. ., which contained important amendments to the Ministerial Regulation on Labour Protection in Sea Fishing Work B.E. 2557. The draft Ministerial Regulation requires ...
Chiang Mai locals take part in Sustainable Thai Idealism project
Local residents in Chiang Mai Province have taken part in the government’s Sustainable Thai Idealism project to develop local farming in Mae Chaem District. Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Wiwat Salyakamthorn and residents of Mae Chaem took part in the reforestation of encroached forestland and ...
Jettana Pantana
Thailand Boosts Up Efficiency on IUU Fishing Related Cases’ Judicial Process
On 17-18 March 2018, Thailand organised a workshop to help promote an integrated approach in combatting IUU fishing. The participants were 101 representatives from Thailand’s Criminal Court of Justice, the Office of the Attorney General, the Royal Thai Police, the Royal Thai Navy and the ...
Thailand Heads towards the Establishment of a Union for Fishery Workers
On 18 March 2018, representatives from the public and private sectors as well as from civil society organisations, and relevant government agencies, namely, the National Fisheries Association of Thailand, the Labour Rights Promotion Network Foundation, the Myanmar Migrants Network to Promote Rights in Thailand and ...
Woman’s sustainable farming struggles against industrial encroachment
Women’s vision for agriculture development is so far falling flat with those implementing Thailand’s flagship EEC development project.Keep reading ...
Nathaporn Thaotagoo
Women’s sustainable coastal management struggle against EEC port expansion
Women’s efforts to restore and sustain fisheries and communities near Thailand’s Leam Chabang deep sea port are in an uphill battle to survive.Keep reading ...
Nathaporn Thaotagoo
