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Ban toxic farm chemicals
News, Editorial, Published on 18/05/2018
» It has now become clear that the Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives Ministry plans to ignore all the information and public alarm regarding the impact of extremely toxic farm chemicals, in particular paraquat and chlorpyrifos as well as glyphosate and renew the import licences for those chemicals instead of scrapping them when they expire next year.
Mananya pushes farm chemicals ban
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/09/2019
» Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Mananya Thaiset said her ministry and the Public Health Ministry have agreed to push for a ban on paraquat and two other hazardous farm chemicals.
Toxic inaction on farm chemicals
News, Editorial, Published on 16/06/2019
» In staunch defiance against growing calls for a ban on extremely hazardous farm chemicals, including paraquat, the Department of Agriculture has started registering farmers who still want to use the chemicals on their plantations.
Farm chemicals remain a pest
News, Editorial, Published on 15/08/2021
» Last Monday saw an important court ruling on hazardous farm chemicals. The verdict issued by a California court should serve as a sign for the Thai government to review its policy on farm chemicals and the much-debated weed killer glyphosate.
Calls mount to ban farm chemicals
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/09/2019
» The National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) is under growing pressure to ban three farm chemicals when it meets on Wednesday to consider reports and proposals for alternatives to the substances.
Mananya's quest to ban harmful farm chemicals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/09/2019
» Mananya Thaises, deputy minister to the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, is now a high-profile name in Thai politics and society.
Democrats break silence on farm chemicals ban
Published on 07/10/2019
» The Democrat Party has declared its support of the ban on the use of three toxic farming chemicals, which according to the party's deputy leader and head of its economic team, Prinn Panitchpakdi, is in line with the party's policy to promote organic agriculture.
Rally against ban on 3 farm chemicals
Online Reporters, Published on 26/11/2019
» About 1,000 black-clad farmers and chemical suppliers rallied outside Government House on Tuesday against a planned ban on three toxic farm chemicals, demanding a thorough study of the impact on farmers and businesses.
Group in push to ban farm chemicals
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/01/2019
» A consumer advocacy group will file a lawsuit against the government's Hazardous Substance Committee (HSC) later this month over its decision not to impose a full ban on three major chemicals in vegetable and herb farming.
Ruling on 3 farm chemicals edges closer
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/02/2019
» A suggestion to ban paraquat and put glyphosate and chlorpyrifos under restricted use will be forwarded to the national committee on hazardous substances so it can have a final say on the future use of these hazardous yet widely used chemicals in the farm sector.