The Charoen Pokphand Group, Thailand’s largest conglomerate, on Sunday issued a statement, saying it has never had a policy of supporting slash-and-burn agriculture, be it in the country or abroad.
In the statement, CP Group was referring to a pre-election debate on April 28 by politicians from various parties competing in the May 14 election. The theme of the debate was the PM2.5 dust pollution problems in the North.
During the debate, some debaters referred to CP in a way that could cause a misunderstanding to the general public with incorrect information, the company said.
First, the politicians said slash-and-burn was a…
