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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Call for greater government assistance

A farmer harvests rice in Pathum Thani province. Mr Chookiat said the government should invest more in research and development of agricultural products to improve productivity. (Photo: Pongpat Wongyala)

The government has been urged to expedite the development of water sources and to urgently improve the varieties of rice and other key agricultural crops, while it has also been advised that the planned debt suspension scheme should operate with conditions.

Nipon Puapongsakorn, a distinguished fellow at the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), said the government’s assistance policy for farmers, as…

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