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GE tech investment to give cash crops a boost
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/01/2025
» The Agriculture Department is planning to invest in genome editing (GE) technology for economic crops, including rice, palm and sugar cane, as an effort to make Thailand a regional GE seed hub, according to Director-General Rapeepat Chantarasriwong.
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.
Paragon of carbon neutral food production
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/10/2023
» Dan Pathomvanich, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NR Instant Produce Plc, better known as NRF, is concerned about the challenges of climate change and the risks involved, but his company is prepared to make a positive difference.
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.
Farmers given 90 days to hand in chemicals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/05/2020
» Manufacturers or importers of hazardous agrochemicals paraquat and chlorpyrifos -- which are banned under Thai law -- have 270 days to destroy their stock while a 90-day deadline has also been given to farmers to return the chemicals for destruction as their possession is considered illegal, the Department of Agriculture says.
Pesticide ban delay draws activist flak
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/04/2020
» A group of activists on Tuesday called out the Ministry of Industry for backpedalling on its promise to ban the use of three controversial agrichemicals on June 1 amid speculation the National Hazardous Substances Committee will on Thursday hold off on the ban until the end of the year.
Farmers say 'holes' in toxins study reason to cancel ban
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/12/2019
» A network of farmers has pledged that it will file a petition with the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission against the Ministry of Public Health next month accusing it of using unreliable sources of information in its proposal to ban three toxic farm chemicals.
Agriculture Ministry in toxic farm chemical limbo
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/12/2019
» The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry still has no idea how it will handle three controversial toxic farm chemicals pending an official direction from the National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC).
Farm chemicals ban still in force, insist health officials
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/11/2019
» Public health authorities insisted on Thursday that the National Committee on Hazardous Substances neither lifted nor eased a ban on three toxic farm chemicals, as Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit had said.