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Rice Foundation calls for more R&D investment in the sector
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/12/2018
» Less investment in rice strain research and development from state-owned agencies is a major threat to a farming sector grappling with the "illusion" of poverty, according to Nipon Poapongsakorn, a distinguished fellow of the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
Finding ways to beat farm debt
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/11/2018
» The farm sector has been a driving engine behind the country’s economic growth, but at the same time, debt among farmers keeps rising.
Nipon pins water crisis on Yingluck
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/07/2015
» Political interference in water management to support the rice-pledging scheme and poor dam management are to blame for the current water crisis, an expert at the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) says.
Farmers call for new rice price pledge
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/06/2014
» Farming industry leaders have called on the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to issue a policy guaranteeing rice sales at 10,000 baht per tonne for the next crop, amid fears the price of the grain is falling.
Kasetsart grants for rice family students
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/03/2014
» Kasetsart University is offering financial assistance to students of rice farming families suffering as a result of payment delays under the government’s rice-pledging scheme.
Luang Pu leads rice rally to police HQ
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/03/2014
» Luang Pu Buddha Issara on Tuesday led about 200 People's Democratic Reform Committee members and protesters from a farmers' network to the Royal Thai Police Office to lodge a petition against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, five other caretaker ministers and two agencies in connection with failings in the rice-pledging scheme.
Attorney-General to help farmers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/02/2014
» The Office of the Attorney-General yesterday promised farmers it will file a complaint with the Central Administrative Court over the government’s long-overdue payments in the rice-pledging scheme next week.
Food security 'hit severely by pledging'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/06/2013
» The government's rice-pledging scheme has had a severe negative impact on national food security, an academic says.