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Group seeks axing of new rules 'favouring big players'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/07/2025
» A pro-cannabis group has called on the Ministry of Public Health to immediately scrap a new ministerial regulation aimed at restricting cannabis use to medical purposes, warning it will lead to the monopolisation of the industry by large-scale investors and harm small operators.
Drones to help ageing farmers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/12/2024
» The Department of Agriculture is promoting the use of drone technology to help the nation's ageing farmers.
Alarm raised about contaminated grapes
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/10/2024
» The Thai Pesticide Alert Network (Thai-PAN) has warned about contamination of Shine Muscat grapes, after finding that most of the samples it collected contained hazardous chemical residues above maximum permitted levels.
Paraquat-led farm chemical ban a hit
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/06/2024
» Positive signs are emerging that Thailand's food safety protocols are improving after its efforts to ban harmful herbicides and pesticides, paraquat and chlorpyrifos, and limit the use of glyphosate proved a success, a seminar was told.
Rice producers agree new blueprint
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/05/2024
» A network of Thai rice stakeholders has agreed a common vision to foster national policies and related activities for upscaling environmentally-conscious rice farming practices to maintain, restore and improve biodiversity and the ecosystems across a variety of landscapes.
'Alien rice' threatens local strains
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/12/2023
» Thai rice is now under threat of losing its identity due to the popularity of alien rice strains smuggled in from neighbouring countries, according to the agriculture minister.
Pot-smoking shops deemed illegal
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/11/2022
» Ganja-smoking shops are deemed illegal now that the Ministry of Public Health's new announcement declaring flowers of marijuana plants to be a herb requiring strict control has taken effect, the ministry warned on Wednesday.
Ganja-smoking shops are illegal, ministry warns
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/11/2022
» Pot-smoking shops are illegal now that the Ministry of Public Health's announcement declaring the flowers of marijuana plants to be a herb requiring strict control has taken effect, the ministry warned on Tuesday.
Govt urged to stick to chemicals ban after paste find
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/09/2020
» The National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) has been urged to stand by its commitment to ban paraquat and chlorpyrifos from the agricultural sector, after traces of the toxic herbicide and pesticide were detected in food ingredients.
Chemicals ban row set to escalate
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/11/2019
» Opposition to the state's ban on three harmful herbicides looks set to escalate as farmers gear up to defy an order to hand over the chemicals to authorities amid plans for a rally on Tuesday.