Committee pushes green city scheme
Ramps up support for organic farming
A committee for sustainable farming under the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has approved in principle the Sustainable Urban Agriculture Development Project to boost green spaces in urban areas.
The committee has also green-lit the establishment of a national organic agriculture institute, to help boost the sector’s productivity.
The moves were announced by Alongkorn Ponlaboot, an adviser to the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, who spoke to the press after the committee met virtually on Wednesday.
He praised the committee’s achievements, saying it has succeeded in attracting more farmers to engage in more sustainable practices. As of this year, 200,835 farmers with 468,223 rai of farmland have participated in the committee’s…
