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Soil doctors come to the rescue
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 15/02/2020
» Solving Thailand's deteriorating soil -- the lifeblood of agriculture -- doesn't just require commitment from policymakers and innovative tools, but also collaboration from farmers themselves.
From IUU black spot to clean fishing hub
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 05/10/2019
» Narathip Puekpongsai stays glued to the radar screen at the Fishing Monitoring Centre (FMC). He picks up moving spots on the radar indicating two commercial fishing trawlers were getting too close to artificial reefs in the restricted three-mile (4.8km) radius zone.
Chiang Rai leads organic resurgence
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 21/01/2017
» The demand for organically grown food in Thailand has sparked a major resurgence in natural farming methods, especially in the past couple of years, and it has even spilled over to the export sector given the country's reputation as a major "bread basket" of Asia.
Life in the forests
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 30/07/2016
» Sitting in an air-conditioned room is not helping 60 young students cool down as they get involved in a fiery debate over the critical topic of forests and water.
Rural communities struggle with debts
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 16/01/2016
» Yard Anusasananant’s eyes well up every time she passes a farm which used to belong to her family but was sold off to settle debts.
Young minds grow in the forest
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 09/05/2015
» It’s a hot, sticky Saturday afternoon in the western provinces. Some 40 boys and girls jump out of commuter vans at the entrance to Kanchanaburi’s Pu Toey-Pu Lad community forest.