Army buys agricultural produce to help local farmers hit hard by Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

The Royal Thai Army has become an agricultural customer to help farmers suffering from the Covid-19 situation and the nationwide shutdowns.

 

The agricultural products will be distributed within boot camps, according to a Facebook post by the the First Army Area’s Public Relation Division on Wednesday (April 29).

 

 

“Army chief General Apirat Kongsompong has ordered all Army divisions nationwide to help local farmers who could not transport their produce to markets due to the government’s shutdown order by buying their produce at farms instead,” said the post. “The 21st Infantry Division under the First Army Area has helped farmers in Rayong province by buying over 350 kilograms of seasonal fruits at local plantations using Army vehicles and personnel for transportation.”

 

 

The fruits then were distributed among enlisted soldiers and officers in the division’s camps, as well as their family members who come to visit during weekends.

 

 

 

 

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Welllll, that's better than their usual job of shooting unarmed civilians. lol 

 

Not sure you would ever read something like this anywhere else in the world...........could these farmers be related in anyway to.....no......don't think like that

350kg is a drop in a big bucket!  Surely they can buy a bit more???

A lot more use than buying submsrines and tanks!!!

There doesn't seem to be a 21st infantry division in the 1st Army area. According to both Wiki and GlobalSecurity.org.....

12 minutes ago, Scott Tracy said:

There doesn't seem to be a 21st infantry division in the 1st Army area. According to both Wiki and GlobalSecurity.org.....

There is a 21st Infantry Regiment based in Chonburi - the Army Area is not quoted in Wikipedia:-

 

กรมทหารราบที่ 21 รักษาพระองค์ ในนสมเด็จพระนางเจ้าสิริกิติ์ พระบรมราชินีนาถ พระบรมราชชนนีพันปีหลวง
Emblem of the 21st Infantry Regiment, Queen Sirikit's Guard
Active	1950-present
Country	Thailand
Branch	Royal Thai Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Part of	2nd Infantry Division
Garrison/HQ	Chonburi, Thailand

So it's a regiment, not a division, as stated in the article?

14 hours ago, Scott Tracy said:

So it's a regiment, not a division, as stated in the article?

Picky, picky, picky.  These articles are typically written by Thais who do not have the nuance of the English language. Regiment, division, Brigade, Battalion; it's a bit difficult for them. Yes, the writer could have done as Burma Bill did, but more likely he translated it directly from Thai.

So ........ using public money that funds them, to buy from the public. So, essentially, the public are paying to buy their own produce.

 

Double whammy! ????

2 hours ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

Picky, picky, picky.  These articles are typically written by Thais who do not have the nuance of the English language. Regiment, division, Brigade, Battalion; it's a bit difficult for them. Yes, the writer could have done as Burma Bill did, but more likely he translated it directly from Thai.

Don't worry so much!   Even I don't fully understand why the different names: brigade, battalion and regiment when in fact each can have the same number of soldiers.  Technically a regiment is 2 or more brigades...or is that battalions?  Back in the day the regiment I was in only had 4 companies.  So I  am guessing it remained a regiment so they didn't have to change the stationary or the unit insignia.