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Thai rice cannot compete in the world market; Farmers Council set up production planning group

Rice
Thailand
Published Jan 27, 2022

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Mr. Prapat Panyachatrak President of the National Farmers Council Addressed the meeting of the Thai Rice and Farmer Working Group No. 1/2565 at Meeting Room 1, Office of the National Farmers Council. Ratthaprasasana Phakdi Building (Building B) Government Center in Honor of His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary on Rice and Farmers, organized by the Office of the National Farmers Council, said it was the first time that discussions were held simultaneously with 9 relevant sectors, 1 community rice center at the national level. From upstream, farmers, produce, midstream, mills, processing and downstream, exporters, markets, in order to prepare for the next season's production plans for farmers, with the main problems of farmers are: 1. High production costs are not cost-effective. 2. Low yield per rai 3. The quality of rice does not meet the market demand. 4. Lack of joint planning in production The conclusion at the meeting for the next work plan is to set up a working group to discuss the rice production plan in the next round about what types of rice should be produced, such as soft ground rice, hard ground rice, glutinous rice, jasmine rice or other rice. in each area by bringing the information from the exporter to the farmers to use both in terms of production, the process of reducing production costs which many networks / organizations There is an excellent and comprehensive discount method that covers all regions and, marketing, as well as having a team on site to store. Compilation of all knowledge, every network in terms of reducing production costs​ productivity Soil regeneration after decades of farming use of chemical fertilizers Chemicals deteriorate the soil accordingly. Many networks of farmers have methods to rehabilitate the soil until the soil can be restored to its former integrity.​ All of which will be stored as documents. and then brought to the public hearing forum to formulate policy proposals for sustainable rice development in the whole system and then will be used for the following benefits:

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– Farmers Council in every province where farming has been used in the area – The National Farmers Council produces a letter of policy proposal to the government, authority and relevant agencies. within May before the next cropping season However, the meeting agreed that farmers' production should be adjusted to enter the GAP system throughout the country within a specified period of time, such as within 5 years or 10 years, by assigning the National Farmers Council to coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. to work together And if the budget is needed to get farmers to adapt to the GAP production system, the National Farmers Council is ready to make a note to the Prime Minister for information and lead to budget allocation. The concrete certification under the GAP system will be presented to customer countries around the world that Thailand has produced rice with a modern and safe production system for consumers. “Marketing A very big problem of Thai rice ...
Source: Kasetkaoklai
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