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CP Foods decries ‘misinformation’ on blackchin tilapia
Online Reporters, Published on 30/07/2024
» Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CP Foods) says it has identified “misleading” images and messages about blackchin tilapia circulating in public forums, causing misunderstandings and damaging the company’s reputation.
Groups demand urgent action on 'alien fish' saga
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/07/2024
» Civil society groups are demanding the government immediately find out who is responsible for the spread of blackchin tilapia, an invasive species of fish that has caused havoc with local species.
Farm plan won't work
Oped, Published on 29/06/2024
» Despite much criticism, the cabinet has decided to go ahead with its expensive fertiliser co-payment scheme.
Climate change 'threatens food security'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/05/2024
» As the severity of climate change increases, farmers have emerged as the most vulnerable victims due to the unusual decline in crop yields.
BioThai wary of gene-edited crops move
News, Oraphin Phangyang, Published on 11/02/2024
» BioThai is urging the government to exercise caution on any decision regarding gene-editing crops following the European Parliament decision last week to give them the green light, which also came with strict regulations.
What's behind DSI transfer?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/11/2023
» Just one day after Pol Maj Suriya Singhakamol, chief of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), told the media he was not facing pressure as he investigated a high-profile case involving pork smuggling networks, the cabinet transferred him from the DSI.
Struggling to survive
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 23/05/2023
» You are what you eat, but some do not have the privilege to choose. Nai, who is skinny and short for his age, lacks more than just a proper diet. He has been abandoned by his mother, and his father is serving a jail term. As a result, his uncle has kindly taken him into his own family. But like others, he is living from hand-to-mouth, so providing his nephew with a balanced diet from the five food groups is difficult. Due to a lack of variety in their diet, slum children, though not starving, are suffering from malnutrition.
Consensus on need to support farmers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/05/2023
» There is broad political agreement on the importance of sustainable farming, food safety and security, and the need to tackle poverty among farmers, an 11-party forum on agriculture and food security agreed recently.
More clout to end Slapps
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/02/2023
» On Wednesday, the Appeal Court upheld a decision to dismiss lawsuits against Biothai president Witoon Lianchamroon initiated by the Weed Science Society of Thailand back in 2019.
Eco-farming 'to undo harm'
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 03/10/2022
» As the agricultural sector is responsible for over a quarter of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, environmental experts say the best solution to reverse the crisis is by reforming the farming system to encourage more eco-farming.