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DNA rice breakthrough: Second green revolution awaits
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/02/2016
» Turbocharged with DNA technology rice should soon be resistant to floods, droughts as well as providing higher yields per rice field.
ADB: Govt rice policy disrupts world rice markets
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/09/2012
» Better to invest in R&D to cope with climate change & cooperate to build Asean rice reserve.
Rice policy: Lucky so far
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/08/2012
» Govt rice policy has improved livelihoods this year but prices far above market & losses likely if bet on rising prices lost, warehouses full plus rice quality issues.
Nasa plan likely to be cancelled
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/06/2012
» With the deadline for approval now passed, it looks like Nasa’s request to use U-tapao naval airbase for atmospheric studies is going nowhere. The matter now goes to parliament which will not met until August.
Korean Investment: 12 billion baht
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/03/2012
» Thai govt roadshow attracts investment from line-up of Korea's top companies & SMEs: electronics, electrical appliances, even solar power & electricity from garbage.
Preparing for an Asean Economic Community in 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/03/2012
» Bridging the language & cultural gap with other ASEAN states will require learning more English as well as ASEAN languages.
Floods: New rice seeds on the way
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/12/2011
» With climate change, floods, droughts & plant diseases making lives of farmers more difficult, Thai scientists have developed stronger seeds (Photo: Walailak Keeratipipatpong).
Japanese rice frontier of Chiang Rai
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/04/2011
» Chiang Rai's cool climate has long allowed it to produce the special rice that Japanese people love to eat. Rice cultivation follows a strict timetable.