Election policies by various parties targeting farmers are aimed at creating short-term results and do not result in lasting income security, a recent forum in Bangkok was told.
Academics and farmers attending the forum on farmers’ debts agreed that none of the campaign policies offered by parties contesting the upcoming general election would benefit agricultural workers in terms of long-term financial sustainability.
Prapas Pintobtang, an independent academic, said many farmers have a hard life and their average household debt now stands at 450,000 baht.
The debt is so large that few are able to pay it off…
