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Traceability Tech Helps Combat Dust Pollution
Published on 13/05/2024
» Bangkok Produce Merchandising Public Company Limited, a sustainable supplier of feed corn to Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods), operates a Traceability Operations Room equipped with real-time satellite imagery data to identify and monitor hotspots in corn plantation plots daily. The aim is to eliminate crop burning within its corn supply chain, ensuring that the company sources feed raw material from areas committed to zero-burn practices. This endeavour aligns with the government's efforts to combat PM 2.5 pollution.
Reforestation seen as only viable smog solution
Dave Kendall, Published on 01/04/2024
» Northern Thailand's chronic smog problem is usually blamed on burning crop waste, villagers burning wooded areas to pick mushrooms and vehicle emissions. The solutions, we are told, involve regulations and enforcement.
Making exports for a low-carbon era
Oped, Published on 27/03/2024
» Exports have been Thailand's important growth engine for many decades. A number of Thailand's export destinations have shown increasing interest in and support for low-carbon products. Failure to meet global demand for low-carbon products risks Thailand's competitiveness in international trade.
For Farm App Battles PM2.5 with Public Help
Published on 26/03/2024
» Bangkok Produce Merchandising Public Company Limited, a key supplier of agricultural raw materials to Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods), has joined forces with CP Foods' animal feed mills across Thailand to foster public involvement in reporting cornfield burning via the For Farm Application. This initiative seeks to reduce PM2.5 dust emissions from crop burning and is in line with the Charoen Pokphand Group's policy against purchasing or importing corn for animal feed from areas compromised by forest encroachment and burning practices. Animal feed mills, including Lamphun Feed Factory in Lamphun province, Pak Thong Chai Feed Mill, Khok Kruat Feed Mill in Nakhon Ratchasima province, and Phitsanulok Feed Mill in Phitsanulok province, are actively promoting public awareness, encouraging Thais to report incidences of burning through the For Farm App. They stress that all CP Foods' feed mills procure corn from areas not involved in deforestation or burning.
Smoking out the truth up north
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 21/03/2024
» In the early months of recent years, residents in northern Thailand, particularly Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Mae Hong Son, have braced for choking PM2.5 air pollution.
Thailand to ban maize from field-burning countries
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/03/2024
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a ban on maize imports from areas where farmers burn-off their fields, with enabling legislation to take effect this year.
30 rainmaking planes to battle drought, pollution
Published on 29/02/2024
» The government plans to deploy 30 aircraft nationwide for cloud-seeding operations to induce artificial rain to battle air pollution and ease dry weather conditions in the main crop-growing areas.
Tech-Driven Solution Targets PM 2.5 Pollution Crisis
Published on 19/02/2024
» Bangkok Produce Merchandising Public Company Limited, a subsidiary of the leading agri-food conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods), is leading a unified campaign with governmental bodies, business partners, and farmers to address the ongoing PM 2.5 dust challenge. This initiative encourages farmers to cease the practice of crop burning in preparation for the upcoming planting season as part of the "Partner to Green: Corn Suppliers Fighting Haze Alliance Project." The alliance employs Satellite Imaging Technology to significantly reduce, and ultimately aim to eradicate, burning practices in its corn supply chain. The company invites the Thai people to help monitor and report crop burning incidents via the "F.Farm" application, fostering a collaborative approach to mitigate environmental concerns.
People in Bangkok urged to work from home amid high pollution levels
Published on 15/02/2024
» Authorities warned that pollution levels in Bangkok and surrounding provinces had hit unhealthy levels on Thursday, ordering government employees in the capital to work from home for the next two days and urging others to do the same.
Cage fight
Published on 29/01/2024
» Re: "2 more lion cubs seized in Chon Buri province", (BP, Jan 27) & "Wild animals are not pets", (Editorial, Jan 27).