A conclusion on how much of a subsidy each rice farming household will receive has not been settled, but an academic warns the junta it should focus on the quality of fertiliser if it decides to subsidise the product. Bang Palasan (in orange shirt), a farmer in Khon Kaen, shows the 100,000 baht she was […]
Phusadee Arunmas Plan will limit crop production costs Measures to address low paddy prices and spiralling production costs are likely to be finalised tomorrow, but some farmers may feel a bit disappointed as neither cash handouts nor any other sort of compensation will be involved. The meeting between Gen Chatchai Sarikalya, deputy head of economic […]
Previous rice schemes probably off the table New measures to help rice farmers deal with low paddy prices and spiralling production costs have yet to be concluded, but the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is unlikely to adopt any of the previous programmes such as rice pledging or price guarantees. According to a […]
PHUSADEE ARUNMAS Market intervention should be last resort Academics and rice experts have repeated their calls for a major overhaul of farmers’ assistance and subsidy programme, saying market intervention should be the last resort to be applied by the government. “We don’t object to farmers’ assistance measures or any subsidies, as long as the […]
