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Biothai, FTA Watch to float advice on marijuana
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/01/2019
» Biodiversity Sustainable Agriculture Food Sovereignty Action Thailand (Biothai) and FTA Watch will put forward a five-point proposal to prevent the patenting of marijuana extracts by large, foreign pharmaceutical firms.
Biothai wades into patents row
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/11/2018
» An advocacy group is calling on the Department of Intellectual Property to better regulate the patenting of cannabis extracts in traditional Thai medicines.
Suit against BioThai thrown out
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/12/2021
» The Criminal Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition against Witoon Lienchamroon, founder of BioThai, over accusations he defamed someone under the Computer Act in a debate over farm chemical bans in 2019.
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.
B1.4bn boost 'no cure' for financial woes
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/01/2022
» The 1.4 billion baht disbursed from state coffers to reduce the cost of living for three months presents no solution to runaway consumer prices, which require long-term measures to tackle, a consumer forum was told on Monday.
Chemicals ban derailed by '4 forces'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/11/2019
» BioThai, an anti-farm chemical pressure group, has alleged that "four major forces'' were behind the decision to scrap the ban on the herbicide glyphosate and delay the prohibitions against the herbicide paraquat and pesticide chlorpyrifos.
Suriya faces lawsuits for toxin ban U-turn
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/12/2019
» A network of advocates for a ban on three toxic farm chemicals is threatening to file a lawsuit against Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit over the decision by the National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) to scrap it.
Govt rejects US opposition to farm chemicals ban
Post Reporters, Published on 25/10/2019
» The government has rejected US opposition to its decision to ban use of three toxic farm chemicals, the herbicides paraquat and glyphosate and the pesticide chlorpyrifos.
US glyphosate letter riles govt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/10/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday said officials would be assigned to clearly explain Thailand’s position to the US embassy about an official document submitted to the Thai government objecting to the country’s policy of banning three toxic farm chemicals.
Anutin backs spray ban
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/09/2019
» Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, on Thursday voiced his strong support for a ban on toxic herbicides paraquat, glyphosate, and chlorpyrifos -- a stance shared by the Agriculture and Cooperatives and Industry ministries.