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Nestlé Strengthens Support for Thai Coffee Farmers
Published on 14/10/2025
» Strengthening its long-standing support for Thailand’s coffee-growing communities, Nestlé (Thai) Ltd. has renewed its partnership with the Thai Coffee Farmers Association through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at advancing sustainability and improving livelihoods. The agreement covers the purchase of coffee beans from Thai farmers for the 2025/2026 production season and includes initiatives to promote Regenerative Agriculture, improve yields and coffee quality, and protect the environment. Nestlé will also continue its research and development of high-yield coffee plantlets, enabling farmers to increase productivity, income and quality of life. The MoU signing ceremony was honoured by the presence of the Governor of Chumphon Province.
Climate Act, digital tools key to net zero
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 02/10/2025
» The Climate Change Act establishes a legal framework for achieving net zero emissions, implements carbon pricing, and enhances climate resilience, thereby having a profound impact on Thailand's green transformation.
Global youth drive green innovation
News, Published on 29/09/2025
» Younger generations from 35 countries took part in the Enactus World Cup 2025, hosted by Thailand for the first time, to showcase their commitment and contribution to creating a better world through sustainable green development.
Scrap bridge plan
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/09/2025
» Re: "Setting a short-term target", (Business, Sept 15) & "Govt's ambitious land bridge project puts residents at risk", (BP, Aug 29). The Kra Canal or Land Bridge project is in the spotlight once again. No matter what critics and proponents of the project may say, the fact of the matter is that the project is neither appealing to businesses nor financially feasible.
Deflation risk remains muted
Business, Published on 18/08/2025
» Thai inflation decelerated by 0.7% year-on-year in July, marking a 17-month low, driven by falling prices of agricultural products and energy.
How Thailand's craft chocolate industry is raising the bar with sustainable practices
South China Morning Post, Published on 12/07/2025
» When it comes to countries that produce chocolate, Switzerland and Belgium may be among the first to come to mind. But neither of them grow cacao, the fruit whose seeds are needed to make chocolate. In fact, 70% of the world's cacao comes from the Ivory Coast, in western Africa.
Syria's wheat war: drought fuels food crisis for 16 million
AFP, Published on 27/06/2025
» DAMASCUS - Rival Syrian and Kurdish producers are scrambling for shrinking wheat harvests as the worst drought in decades follows a devastating war, pushing more than 16 million people toward food insecurity.
Climate change could cut crop yields up to a quarter
AFP, Published on 19/06/2025
» PARIS - Climate change is on track to reduce by 11 percent in 2100 the yields that today provide two-thirds of humanity's calories from crops, even taking into account adaptation to a warming world, scientists said Wednesday.
Thailand Champions Global Cassava Sustainability at 2025 Forum
Published on 17/06/2025
» Bangkok, June 16, 2025 - Thailand’s leadership in the global cassava industry took centre stage at the Global Cassava Sustainability Forum 2025, held today at Pullman Bangkok King Power. Co-hosted by King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) and the National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) under the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), the event gathered international experts, industry leaders, and policymakers to strengthen global networks in sustainable agri-business, using cassava as a model value chain. The forum is part of Thailand’s Reinventing University Initiative, supported by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), which aims to enhance Thai universities’ global competitiveness and strengthen their role in national development.
Pledge to pursue regional AI hub status restated by ministry
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 30/05/2025
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has reaffirmed its commitment to position Thailand as Southeast Asia's digital and artificial intelligence (AI) hub by 2027.