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Consulting the oracles
Business, Published on 02/01/2025
» The direction of external factors in 2025, such as geopolitical conflicts, will be difficult to ascertain. The economies of various countries, including Thailand's key trading partners, will continue to be closely monitored due to political shifts, particularly the United States with the return of Donald Trump as the nation's 47th president.
A growing hunger for bugs
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 05/12/2022
» Edible insects have been served as food in Thailand for a long time, often visible at street vendor stalls selling trays of fried insects, silkworm pupae, bamboo worms, locusts, beetles and crickets, with soy sauces and even seasonings.
Export outlook bright for edible insects
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/06/2022
» Amid growing concerns worldwide about food security because of the serious impact caused by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, edible insects and protein sourced from insects are likely to see strong export potential in the world market, according to the Thai Food Processors Association.
BBGI allots B83m for Biom startup
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 03/05/2022
» BBGI Plc, the biotechnology arm of Bangchak Corporation Plc, has injected 83 million baht into Biom Co, a startup spun off from Chulalongkorn University, in a move to commercialise new bio-based products that aim to alleviate decades-long concerns over contaminated vegetables and fruit in the Thai market.
Institute to underpin Smart Farmer push
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 25/12/2021
» High value-added products have not only gained interest among manufacturers as a way to generate more revenue, but also farmers keen on a higher income.
Study backs adoption of GMO tech
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 12/11/2021
» Thailand needs a "new mindset" to adopt controversial genetically modified organism (GMO) technology to increase agricultural productivity and serve the bio-based petrochemical industry under the government's bio-, circular and green (BCG) economic model, a study says.
REIMAGINING THAILAND WITH A BCG ECONOMY
Published on 10/09/2021
» Faced with the challenges posed by uncertainty in the world economy, technology disruption and impacts from the global pandemic, the Thai government is focusing its efforts on enhancing the country’s technology capacity to develop targeted industrial sectors under the Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) Economy model.
Bugs and bird nests: Airlines dust off planes grounded by Covid
AFP, Published on 04/07/2021
» ORLY, France: As travel picks up this summer, airlines are dusting off planes that were grounded during the pandemic, checking they are clear of fungus, insects and bird nests before sending them back in the air.
Going where the market takes you
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 29/05/2021
» 'You are what you eat." This expression has been familiar for a long time, but people are becoming more health-conscious recently, in part because the pandemic has driven global interest in food quality and nutrients to help prevent Covid-19 infection.