Thailand: Nonthaburi farmers point out 3 ways to develop date palm planting towards sustainability

Published 2021년 8월 27일

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The owner of a palm tree orchard in Nonthaburi Province, Thailand, has shared his strategies for overcoming the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the concentrated production of fresh dates, which often results in a glutted market and lowered prices. These strategies include offering incentives like special prices and buy-in-bulk deals, diversifying products by privatizing and creating value-added products like date palm juice and herbal drinks, and exploring international markets, especially China, to expand the market for these products. The owner believes that with careful planning in production, processing, and market distribution, date palm farming can be a sustainable economic activity.

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Mr. Suthep Kangkiatkul The owner of the palm tree orchard 98 Big garden of Bang Yai District Nonthaburi Province gave an interview "Agriculture goes a long way" that the overview of fresh date palm produce, despite being affected by the coronavirus that bring down the price But the sales of the garden are still not very worrying. You just have to adjust your sales strategy by creating more incentives. “The problem with dates is that their produce will be concentrated at the same time in July. causing the market to be drained in time and concurrently with the decrease in purchasing power this year Therefore, the price must be lowered to make it easier for consumers to make decisions. For example, the selling price of the garden today (18 August 2019) during the Chinese New Year celebrations. Normally, we would sell 298 baht per kilogram before, but during this period, it will be a special price and the end of the season which will be productive until the end of August. We will sell ...

Source: Kasetkaoklai