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Govt rice purchases favour richer farmers
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/11/2012
» Poor farmers only getting 1/5th of the govt subsidies/handouts & rich land owners just raise rent for 60% of farmers who do not own land.
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Cancer chemicals in your vegetables?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/07/2012
» Vegetables you cook with everyday (cabbage, kale, beans, morning glory, chilli) may have cancer-causing chemicals in them.
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Pesticide: Fruit exporters need approval now
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/07/2012
» Pesticide methomyl poisonous to humans & animals but very small amounts in fruit imports allowed by Japan. Fruit export industry urgently needs it.
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Farming for a new generation
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/07/2012
» With goal of raising farm productivity 52 times to 259,000 baht per rai, sparking a new interest in farming as a career is the aim of this project.
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Toxic Waste: Voluntary reporting not working
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/06/2012
» Chemical fires & leaks at Map Ta Phut left many dead & injured. Required reporting of hazardous chemical usage may be needed.
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Adding value to food crops
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/04/2012
» When pineapples & other crops are in oversupply, prices fall & farmers lose money. Innovative food products can put crops to better use & avoid oversupply.
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Thai herbal medicine: Mosquito repellent
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/12/2011
» Mosquitos breed in stagnant floodwater & bring with them dengue fever & encephalitis. Thai herbal medicines help drive mosquitos away.
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Garlic: Wonder drug or not?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/10/2011
» Used as traditional medicine for hundreds of years, Garlic's value as medicine has only recently been put to a test.
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Poisonous hotel rooms
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/08/2011
» Investigation failure. No one held accountable. Cause of Chiang Mai tourist deaths remains unclear.
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Agricultural R&D to reduce income inequality
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/06/2011
» Political strife and world economic crisis put brakes on development recently. Best bet for Thai agriculture is R&D for increased productivity.
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