The Ministry of Agriculture in Thailand discusses promotion of growing coffee to replace imports

Mr. Apai Suthisang, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Chaired a meeting on the promotion of coffee cultivation to replace imports. To consider the progress of the implementation as Mr. Prayoon Insakul, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture. There is a policy to drive important policies and solve problems in the agricultural sector. The issue of promoting the production of agricultural products instead of imports/promotion of exports (coffee), which Thailand currently needs about 80,000 tons of coffee beans (coffee beans), which can be produced within the country 20,000 tons and is imported from abroad 60,000 tons The Ministry of Agriculture together with related agencies Promoting coffee planting with other crops to replace imports, for example, promoting coffee plantations in rubber plantation areas. in collaboration with the Rubber Authority of Thailand Through the small rubber plantation career development project for ...