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Pandemic exposes flaws in food supply
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 01/06/2020
» While anti-Covid-19 measures have been relaxed in Thailand, it is undeniable that many in the country still have to face the grim reality of an unprecedented economic slump brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. One way of preventing the massive layoffs from turning into a disaster is by building networks to bolster food security.
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Soil doctors come to the rescue
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 15/02/2020
» Solving Thailand's deteriorating soil -- the lifeblood of agriculture -- doesn't just require commitment from policymakers and innovative tools, but also collaboration from farmers themselves.
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Keeping the 'seafood supermarket' above water
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 02/03/2019
» Nestled in Phangnga Bay about 20 kilometres east of Phuket is Baan Bang La, a small Muslim village of 150 households. It is surrounded by lush mangrove forests and untouched coral reefs. Local residents make a living from aquaculture, coastal fishing and small-scale rubber farms.
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School leads charge to energy efficiency
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 26/05/2018
» Energy-saving campaigns are gaining traction in the build-up to World Environment Day on June 5 with one programme being championed for the cause and tried out at a Bangkok school that has achieved success with flying colours.
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Chiang Rai leads organic resurgence
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 21/01/2017
» The demand for organically grown food in Thailand has sparked a major resurgence in natural farming methods, especially in the past couple of years, and it has even spilled over to the export sector given the country's reputation as a major "bread basket" of Asia.
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Life in the forests
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 30/07/2016
» Sitting in an air-conditioned room is not helping 60 young students cool down as they get involved in a fiery debate over the critical topic of forests and water.
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Young minds grow in the forest
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 09/05/2015
» It’s a hot, sticky Saturday afternoon in the western provinces. Some 40 boys and girls jump out of commuter vans at the entrance to Kanchanaburi’s Pu Toey-Pu Lad community forest.
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Residents fear deluge will return in full force
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 04/03/2012
» Some houses are freshly painted and new sets of furniture have been ordered to replace those destroyed during the flooding crisis _ but residents in flood-hit areas are still nervous and confused.
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Youthful heroes of the great flood of 2011
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 15/01/2012
» As he worked tirelessly to save a flood-threatened temple in Nonthaburi's Wat Paknam, stacking sandbags as furiously as his stripling 12-year-old body would allow, Ampon Aksuang was hit by a wall of water.
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