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Report to cabinet puts public debt at 64% of GDP
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/11/2024
» The cabinet acknowledged the latest report on public debt levels as of August, tallying 64% of GDP, below the fiscal sustainability threshold of 70%.
Pepsi boasts of rising farm productivity
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 13/06/2024
» Pepsi-Cola (Thai) Trading Co (PepsiCo), the producer and distributor of Lay's potato chips, continues to improve agricultural productivity for its 5,800 contract farmers, aiming to increase revenue by 15% for 35% of those farmers by 2030.
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.
Rooftop farming takes off in Singapore
Business, AFP, Published on 05/10/2020
» SINGAPORE: On the rooftop of a shopping mall, a sprawling patch of eggplants, rosemary, bananas and papayas stand in colourful contrast to the grey skyscrapers of the city-state's business district.
BAAC aims for coverage of 45.7m rai
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/04/2020
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) aims for up to 45.7 million rai of rice farmland to be covered by crop insurance for the 2020 season, a high-ranking BAAC official says.
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.
Produce shipments to China rise
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/07/2019
» The Trade Negotiations Department says shipments of fruits and vegetables to China rose by 31% year-on-year to US$1.2 billion in the January-May period, boosted by the Asean-China Free Trade Area.
Coffee, cocoa and the cutting edge
Business, Steve Hollingworth, Published on 01/05/2019
» That morning ritual loved by millions, a simple cup of coffee, may one day be a thing of the past. New research shows that 60% of the world's 124 species of wild coffee face a mounting threat of extinction, mostly as a result of deforestation. This potential loss of genetic diversity would, in turn, limit the ways in which coffee could be adapted to a changing climate and disease threats.
Coconut licences to be revoked
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/10/2018
» The Commerce Ministry is set to blacklist 10 coconut importers who failed to provide clarity on their import data as part of efforts to deal with the domestic coconut price slump and help protect domestic growers.