Thailand: Krabi palm plantation calls for Prawit urgent help

Published 2023년 3월 20일

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Palm farmers in Krabi province have met with General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister, to demand the expedite of the implementation and use of a fair price structure for palm fruit bunches. They submitted a letter outlining three demands: a mathematically correct formula for the price structure, budget support for palm seed production due to a shortage and fraudulent seedlings, and transparency in the real-time metering system of crude palm oil stocks in Thailand. They also requested updates on the progress of policies implemented by the Palm Oil Policy Committee.

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Mr. Pansak Chitrat, Member of the National Oil Palm Policy Committee (NorPor.) revealed to "Economic base" that today (March 20, 2023) representatives of palm farmers in Krabi province met with General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister as the chairman of the MPC and submitted a letter of demand on 3 matters, namely 1. Expedite the implementation and use of the price structure of palm fruit bunches to create fairness for farmers. According to the National Oil Palm Policy Committee (NPC) had a resolution from the meeting to set up the price structure of palm oil and palm oil on May 11, 2018 and had an order to appoint The price structure sub-committee to study the price structure on May 10, 2019, after a resolution from the meeting for 1 year, is now overtime for the 4th year and the matter has not yet been completed. The delay for all reasons was against General Prawit's intentions. who is the chairman of the policy committee which aims to provide farmers with a fair price of ...

Source: Ththansettakij