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Swine farmers sweat over tariff talks
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/04/2025
» The Swine Raisers Association of Thailand has strongly opposed a government proposal to import US pork as part of trade deficit negotiations with Washington, warning it could devastate the domestic livestock industry and compromise consumer safety.
Top political stories of 2024: A year of political trouble and turmoil
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/12/2024
» With 2025 fast approaching, the 'Bangkok Post' takes a look at five of the top political stories that intrigued the nation over the past 12 months.
Adapting crops for the future
News, Agnes Kalibata & Cary Fowler, Published on 04/10/2024
» Africa's food systems are facing myriad challenges, from climate shocks and low productivity to supply-chain disruptions and soil degradation. In 2022, one in five Africans was undernourished, even though the continent's cultivated land could more than meet its food needs. But that would require effective management and, perhaps most importantly, planting adaptive crops such as millet, sorghum, teff, and fonio.
Rice mills group calls for banks to ease lending rules
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 14/09/2024
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The Thai Northeastern Rice Mills Association is pleading with the government to assist in negotiating with banks to loosen their lending regulations in preparation for the forthcoming harvest season as rice mills reportedly lack financial liquidity.
Taking rice to new heights
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/09/2024
» The Rice Department wants to increase the profile of Thai rice on the global stage, by promoting unique strains with certified, geographical indication (GI) labels to a wider market.
Problems and more problems
News, Published on 27/07/2024
» The three-tier Senate poll turned out to be one of the most complicated races of its kind and also one that is hugely problematic.
South Australia to boost food and agriculture ties
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 15/07/2024
» South Australia state governor Frances Adamson has pledged to cooperate with Thailand to promote the food and agriculture sector, noting that Thailand and Australia have similar economic goals.
Rice-shaped objects in Sukhothai rock identified as fossils
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 27/05/2024
» Rice-shaped objects found in a rock regarded as sacred by many villagers in Sukhothai were recently identified as fossils of single-celled organisms dating back 359–252 million years.
What to do about weed?
News, Published on 27/04/2024
» The legalisation of cannabis was recently back in the spotlight, threatening to test the coalition government’s unity.
India's 'no' at WTO may just mean 'not yet'
News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 27/02/2024
» As trade ministers gather at the World Trade Organization's (WTO) summit in Abu Dhabi this week, one of the villains will, as usual, be India. And, certainly, there's some justice to the complaint that Indian negotiators are far too ready to block consensus at such confabs unless granted concessions on their own priorities. Saying "no" often comes too easily to them.