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The next Green Revolution will be digitised
Oped, Published on 02/02/2023
» Farming is one of the world's oldest and most far-reaching endeavours. Meeting the growing food demands of the global population amid accelerating climate change presents an unprecedented high-wire act that requires human ingenuity, good governance, and technology.
Ajinomoto supports coffee farmers’ sustainable productivity
Published on 19/01/2023
» "Birdy®", the no. 1 brand of RTD coffee in Thailand for more than 30 years under Ajinomoto Co., (Thailand) Ltd., makes the effort to promote sustainable productivity of Thai coffee farmers, from planting through to harvesting quality coffee beans. The commitment reflects Ajinomoto’s intention to lift the quality of life for Thai farmers while providing consumers high-quality goods.
Taiwan rejects tonnes of 'toxic' crabs from China
South China Morning Post, Published on 04/01/2023
» Taiwanese health officials have rejected a 6,400-kilogramme shipment of live crabs from mainland China, citing toxins in the popular seafood — the first time that island authorities have identified a food-security issue with the crabs in the past two years.
Land tax loophole endangers our environment
Oped, Published on 29/12/2022
» The public is little aware of the problem, but a new land tax is Thailand's most environmentally destructive policy in the 21st century so far. Taxing land and buildings is a standard policy around the world, and it makes good economic sense. That's why parliament in 2019 passed the law in question -- the Land and Building Tax Act, which went into effect in 2020, imposing annual tax rates ranging from 0.01% to 1.2% or more on the value of the land.
Toxic reality of Thailand's BCG model
Oped, Published on 24/12/2022
» One of Thailand's buzzwords of 2022 has been "BCG" -- the acronym used for the Bio-Circular-Green Economic Model.
Weed management: a necessary evolution
Published on 14/12/2022
» When it comes to herbicide resistant weeds, old thinking and practices no longer suffice in the face of agronomic, environmental and societal challenges. We need to look beyond weeds and chemicals, toward a broader way of weed control management that embraces society, crops, farmers and nature.
Thai agriculture needs a shake-up
News, Published on 23/11/2022
» Startups have succeeded in disrupting so many business sectors in Thailand. Why not in agriculture yet?
A showcase for the BCG model
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 21/11/2022
» The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit offered a glimpse into how countries plan to deal with uncertainties post-pandemic as well as the Thai government's push towards a new economic model.
IRPC moves ahead to lead the region in investment in large-scale production of spunbond PP
Published on 07/11/2022
» IRPC moves ahead to lead the region in investment in large-scale production of spunbond PP, non-phthalate pipe-graded PPR and heavy-duty PE 100-RC
China, Vietnam sign 13 deals, and 1 stands to reshape economic relations
Published on 04/11/2022
» China and Vietnam, communist neighbours that both depend heavily on manufactured exports, have signed a deal to improve a crucial but recently frayed supply chain in a particular boost to the Vietnamese side.