Farmers in the Chao Phraya river basin were told to rely on rains as the source of water for the cultivation of their main crops because there is no water for farming from the four main dams. The Royal Irrigation Department reported that there are only 8 percent of usable water left in the Sirikit, […]
Haze problem has returned to several northern provinces after the end of a 60-day campaign to encourage farmers to stop burning their harvested crops. A new round of haze was caused by farmers burning weeds to prepare their farmland for cultivation in the forthcoming rainy season prompting officials to scramble to seek cooperation from the […]
Two people were killed and scores were wounded after police dispersed a barricade set up by farmers demanding rice and food aid in North Cotabato, a province located in the southern part of the Philippines. Last year, experts warned that many parts of the Philippines will experience a severe drought caused by the El Niño […]
BANGKOK, 7 April 2016 (NNT) – Across the country, the drought crisis has been felt by farmers and local residents alike, who struggled to supply their plantations and homes. Kamphaeng Phet Governor Thani Thanyaphot, along with related agencies joined in distributing water pumps to over 200 households in Song Tham district. Read more: NNT
Drought which is affecting several parts of Thailand will ruin almost half a million rai of rice fields in the central region. This was disclosed by Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister General Chatchai Sarikulya at a meeting yesterday to discuss the drought situation. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
THE DROUGHT crisis left almost 500,000 people jobless in the agricultural sector last year and many would require continual government support, said the Office of National Economic and Social Development Board. NESDB secretary general Pormetee Vimolsiri revealed yesterday that the number of employed people in the sector last year fell to 12.27 million from 12.73 […]
DRIP irrigation technology from Israel is seen as a possible solution for drought-hit farmers, as it could to increase water-usage efficiency to almost 100 per cent. The idea was floated yesterday at a seminar hosted by the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) where agricultural researchers from Israel introduced the fertigation technology – fertilising […]
The cabinet has approved the purchase by eight ministries of 100,000 tonnes of rubber directly from growers at an above-market price, and appointed eight new people to the 15-member Rubber Board. Announcing the decision, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha did not reveal the buying price but said it would be higher than the current 35 baht […]
