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Urban farming becoming key to food security
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/04/2022
» Urban farming should be promoted as a means to improve food security, according to a recent forum organised by Chulalongkorn University's Research and Development Centre for Sustainable Development.
BMA mulls ban on overladen trucks
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/01/2020
» City Hall is looking to ban overloaded lorries from certain parts of Bangkok in a proposal aimed at not only protecting city roads from further damage but also to reduce hazardous ultra-fine dust particles in the air.
Phasi Charoen leads the way in food packaging
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/08/2016
» 'The number of customers actually increased after I ditched styrofoam containers for recycled ones to pack takeaway food," said Somchai Puengsin, a food vendor in Phasi Charoen district.
For the love of bananas
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/02/2016
» It's undeniable that bananas, which are both affordable and palatable, are among the favourite fruits of Thais.
'Bean' there, done that; now for the long, tense wait
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/01/2016
» Despite the ongoing severe nationwide drought, rice farmer Mala Yoosuan is still hopeful for a good season. Her new crop — mung beans which are suitable to be grown in the dry season — is thriving at her farm.
An idea comes to fruition
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/12/2014
» Rice farming has been a deep and irrefutable part of Wichet Petchsanwan's life since the day he was born. It's in his blood and it's unthinkable that a season can pass without planting a crop.
Oasis in the urban desert
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/10/2014
» Over the years as plot after plot in his neighbourhood was sold to land developers, Krajang Chuenrung became even more determined to cling to his much-loved piece of farmland in Sai Mai district to feed his extended family.
Down on the farm in the suburbs
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/01/2013
» With shopping malls, cinema complexes, pubs and bars liberally dotted around the capital, it is hardly surprising that educational venues such as museums struggle to boost visitor numbers.
Informal workers demand rights
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/09/2012
» Having chosen to work outside the employment system, 1.2 million people in Bangkok who make up the informal work sector have no access to social benefits and opportunities, even though they make a sizeable contribution to the economy and lifestyle of the capital.