Environment and land
Cabinet approves measures to cut producing costs for farmers
The cabinet approved Pracharat measures to cut the producing costs for farmers by providing them access to working capital and equipment.Mukdaharn Provincial Public Relations Official Kumyuen Wongchalee said the cabinet approved the measures to help farmers and farming institutes reduce their producing costs under the ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
Agriculture Ministry promotes marketing strategies to help farmers
The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is promoting the implementation of marketing strategies to help farmers in 15 key projects that bring about economic sustainability. The Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister, Grisada Boonrach, said in the MEET the PRESS program on Thursday (April 26th) that his ministry ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
Rice And Poverty In The Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS)
The Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) is a major global rice producer and exporter but its population suffers from serious levels of poverty and malnutrition. Spanning six countries – China, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam – the region is home to 334 million people.Keep reading ...
Bui Dung
Fingers off whale sharks, biologist says
The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) needs to draw up and implement rules to prevent people from disturbing whale sharks sighted in the sea of Chumphon, a marine biologist says. Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Continuing haze points to failure of Asean agreement
The failure in the implementation of the Asean Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (AATHP) has led to the prolonged and severe haze season in the northern region of Southeast Asia, while the goal of a haze-free Asean by 2020 was far from achievable, environmentalists said ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Elephants driven to extinction by illegal skin trade, says report
Many elephants are being hunted for their skin across Asia and the problem is reaching a crisis point, said a report released yesterday by an international NGO that is dedicated to protecting the animals from extinction.Keep reading ...
Rachanon Charoonsak
DOAE takes measures to control quality of durian, deter sales of unripe fruit
The Department of Agricultural Extension (DOAE) has introduced measures to control the quality of durian in current harvest season and ensured no unripe fruit will be sold in the market. The Ministry of Agriculture’s Spokesperson Sorravis Thaneeto has revealed the agency has introduced measures to deal ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
Doctors claim paraquat is safe for farm use
Paraquat is safe enough for agricultural use and should not be banned, if safely managed and applied to unwanted plants, medical experts said.A group of doctors said in a press conference arranged by Agricultural Science Foundation yesterday (April, 24) that paraquat, a widely used herbicide ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
DSD promotes construction workers training for EEC project
The Department of Skills Development (DSD) is working on the development of construction workers in keeping with demands from the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project. DSD Director-General Suthi Sukosol said construction businesses are seeing a boom from projects and investments in the EEC, which include the ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
OTP organizes 2nd public hearing to improve transportation system
The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) organized a second public hearing on the travel demand survey project, and improved the commodity flow database for transportation planning purposes. Keep reading ...
Supawadee Wangsri