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BAAC sees weak demand from farmers
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/09/2019
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is facing tepid loan demand, with a meagre 4.17 billion baht in loans extended for the three months through June.
BAAC crop insurance to cover fruit and dairy farms
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/07/2019
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) plans to expand crop insurance to cover fruit and dairy farming in response to farmers' interest in protection against natural disasters.
BAAC preparing drought support
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/03/2019
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is set to launch a drought relief measure, offering farmers a three-year instalment plan for interest payments.
BAAC vehicle loan aims to cut pollution
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/02/2019
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has set up a 6-billion-baht loan for agricultural cooperatives and community enterprises to purchase vehicles used for production, hoping to prevent them from burning fields, which worsens the ultra-fine dust pollution problem.
28m rai of farmland insured
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/07/2018
» Almost 28 million rai of rice farmland operated by 1.91 million farmers is insured for the 2018 crop year, while only 6% of the insured areas claimed compensation last year, says the chief of the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC).
BAAC expects heavier rice losses
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/10/2017
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) says losses from rice insurance will increase to an estimated 1 billion baht this year from 819 million in 2016, mainly because of a recent flash flood in the Northeast.
Gap between rich, poor fuels our woes
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/09/2017
» For decades, poverty and inequality have been chronic problems which have derailed Thailand's economic growth and fuelled political conflicts and unrest. These problems remain even though about a trillion baht has been collectively spent by many governments to address them. What have we missed or done wrong?
26m rai of farmland insured, says OIC
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/09/2016
» Some 26 million rai of paddy fields are covered by the government's free crop insurance scheme in the 2016-17 harvest season, says the chief of the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC).
Minister urges companies to invest now
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/08/2016
» Large corporations have kick-started their investment spree while smaller ones are still cautious about pouring money into new investment, says Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong.
BAAC helps pay premium
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/06/2016
» The state-run Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) and the government will jointly subsidise a premium for crop insurance, covering 30 million rai of rice fields across the country, to farmers who are granted the bank's loans.