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NFC chairman calls for farming reform
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/11/2016
» Prapat Panyachatraksa, chairman of the National Farmers Council, is urging the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry to reform the agriculture sector and move towards integrated farming to help alleviate poverty among farmers.
Turning crisis into opportunity
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/04/2016
» The Central region, where vast expanses of green paddy fields normally turn golden brown for harvest in November, has long been known as the nation's breadbasket. Facing the worst drought in a decade, however, the soil is now cracked and baked under the scorching sun.
E-books set for VAT exemption
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/12/2014
» The Revenue Department is set to propose extending value-added tax (VAT) exemption to e-books to help promote education.
Time to chart new course over rice fiasco
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/03/2014
» After three years under Yingluck Shinawatra and her government's rice-pledging policy, where do we stand today? As if the problems of corruption, gargantuan costs and delays in paying rice farmers their due are not bad enough, consider this headline in the Bangkok Post on Feb 26: "Rice farmers poorest in Asean".
Cure for ailing farmers worse than the disease
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/08/2013
» Since the first Thaksin Shinawatra government in 2001, and all the way to the current Yingluck Shinawatra government, one clear priority for Thailand's political leaders has been the importance of poverty alleviation policies.
Farming 101
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/07/2012
» Her eyes are clear and wilful in the harsh light of midday, and while the noon sun may burn her skin, it cannot compare to the fire in her heart.
Help our farmers save themselves
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/04/2012
» It is a strangely beautiful sight, a white cloud wafting slowly over a sea of green. But on closer inspection, the picture is not so pretty.