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Irrigation dept bets on big rice harvest this year

By The Nation

 

 

The Royal Irrigation Department expects more rain this year and a harvest of 24 million tonnes of rice.

 

Deputy Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives Minister Prapat Pothasuthon said at a meeting, the Rice Policy and Management Committee reckoned that between November 2019 and April 2020, the Chao Phraya River basin would have 5.5 billion cubic metres of water, which would cover 59 per cent of the country’s water supply.

 

The committee then resolved to boost rice crops over the 2020-2021 period by allocating 59.88 million rai to the grain – 27.5 million rai for jasmine rice, 2.084 million rai for Pathum Thani rice, 13.48 rai for normal rice, 16.25 million rai for sticky rice and 559,000 rai for specific types of rice. All this farmland is expected to produce up to 24.65 million tonnes.

 

Thongplew Kongjan, director general of the irrigation department, said the Meteorological Department reckons there will be 5 per cent lower than average rain this year, compared to 11 per cent less last year.

 

Over the past four years, rain in Thailand has been 5 to 10 per cent less than average due to global warming, and this has become a new normal for the rainy season.

 

Two storms are expected to hit the country between August and October, but rain may be absent between June and July, the Meteorological Department said.

 

RID is working on all structures under its management and is getting rid of obstacles in water streams to ensure water preservation at full capacity.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30388306

 

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[JoePai]

Irrigation Department expects more rain this year

 

Why ?

[Andrew65]

...went to the Irrigation Dept the other day, they asked for my passport!????

[VocalNeal]

Just want to check if you have the correct liquid assets.

[canopy]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

rain may be absent between June and July

 

No rain for a solid month during the rainy season? Scary. And besides lack of rain over such a long spell, air pollution will be a problem; lots of fires lit due to ideal burning conditions without rains to beat the smoke out of the atmosphere.

 

And playing the "global warming" card seems just a cop out. We know that what follows deforestation (which is rampant in Thailand) is a more arid climate and this vicious circle will result in a desert over time.

 

Edited May 22, 2020 by canopy

[Andrew65]

23 minutes ago, canopy said:

 

No rain for a solid month during the rainy season? Scary. And besides lack of rain over such a long spell, air pollution will be a problem; lots of fires lit due to ideal burning conditions without rains to beat the smoke out of the atmosphere.

 

And playing the "global warming" card seems just a cop out. We know that what follows deforestation (which is rampant in Thailand) is a more arid climate and this vicious circle will result in a desert over time.

 

There's been a drought every year for about 10 years in Thailand.

I remember about 5years ago, we never had any rain between November & May in Bangkok.

Edited May 22, 2020 by Andrew65

[carlyai]

Where we are in isaan we desperately need rain. One 6 ry of tapioca already died and a new crop just planted yesterday because of a small storm a few days ago. Another 10 ry not looking to good.

Aquifer is fairly low and bores taking a long time to recharge.

No dam water for the rice crops. So if it doesn't rain june/july then we're in big trouble.

Kuchinari area.

[Andrew65]

14 minutes ago, carlyai said:

Where we are in isaan we desperately need rain. One 6 ry of tapioca already died and a new crop just planted yesterday because of a small storm a few days ago. Another 10 ry not looking to good.

Aquifer is fairly low and bores taking a long time to recharge.

No dam water for the rice crops. So if it doesn't rain june/july then we're in big trouble.

Kuchinari area.

It's gonna be a massive problem if both tourism and agriculture is screwed.

[PETERTHEEATER]

3 hours ago, JoePai said:

Irrigation Department expects more rain this year

 

Why ?

They are not permitted to 'bet' on more rain. Gambling is illegal.

[Aspaltso]

2 hours ago, carlyai said:

Where we are in isaan we desperately need rain. One 6 ry of tapioca already died and a new crop just planted yesterday because of a small storm a few days ago. Another 10 ry not looking to good.

Aquifer is fairly low and bores taking a long time to recharge.

No dam water for the rice crops. So if it doesn't rain june/july then we're in big trouble.

Kuchinari area.

Issan will be heavily impacted by global climate change. The citizens of that region need to find a crop that grows well in a more arid environment.

[carlyai]

35 minutes ago, Aspaltso said:

Issan will be heavily impacted by global climate change. The citizens of that region need to find a crop that grows well in a more arid environment.

 

And what crops are your solution?

[natway09]

My wife's family planted 28 Rai of corn 2 weeks ago,

A little bit of rain last week,

If no rain in the next 7 days 50,000 Bht down the tube.

I see the met office has been looking at the crystal ball again

 

[billd766]

5 hours ago, Andrew65 said:

There's been a drought every year for about 10 years in Thailand.

I remember about 5years ago, we never had any rain between November & May in Bangkok.

But not like this one.

[ratcatcher]

6 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Just want to check if you have the correct liquid assets.

That's the Colonic Irrigation department. 

[billd766]

In Khampaeng Phet province we have only 1 weather centre for the whole province.

 

January          0 mm

February         0 mm

March             3.5 mm

April              53.6 mm (45.5 mm fell on 27th April)

May to date    48.5 mm (31.7 mm yesterday)

 

Yearly total    105.6 mm.

 

quote "Deputy Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives Minister Prapat Pothasuthon said at a meeting, the Rice Policy and Management Committee reckoned that between November 2019 and April 2020, the Chao Phraya River basin would have 5.5 billion cubic metres of water, which would cover 59 per cent of the country’s water supply."

 

IMHO the Rice Policy and Management Committee has a crystal ball still running on Win 95 with no updates since it was installed.

 

I would love to be completely wrong and them to be completely right, but..........

[ratcatcher]

5 hours ago, Andrew65 said:

It's gonna be a massive problem if both tourism and agriculture is screwed.

But hey, think positively, tourism and farming may be down, but the baht is soaring.

[Almer]

9 hours ago, Andrew65 said:

There's been a drought every year for about 10 years in Thailand.

I remember about 5years ago, we never had any rain between November & May in Bangkok.

You probably did it just evaporated on the concrete before it hit the streets

[Andrew65]

1 hour ago, Almer said:

You probably did it just evaporated on the concrete before it hit the streets

Nothing noticeable anyway, not in the area of BKK that I lived in, maybe it did near the airport or over the river.

[worgeordie]

8 hours ago, Aspaltso said:

Issan will be heavily impacted by global climate change. The citizens of that region need to find a crop that grows well in a more arid environment.

Cactus

regards Worgeordie

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

The committee then resolved to boost rice crops over the 2020-2021 period by allocating 59.88 million rai to the grain – 27.5 million rai for jasmine rice, 2.084 million rai for Pathum Thani rice, 13.48 rai for normal rice, 16.25 million rai for sticky rice and 559,000 rai for specific types of rice. All this farmland is expected to produce up to 24.65 million tonnes.

With the Thai baht rising, other rice growing nations increasing because demand from foreign buyers who are they going to sell to?

[carlyai]

38 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

With the Thai baht rising, other rice growing nations increasing because demand from foreign buyers who are they going to sell to?

If it doesn't rain, then the isaan farmers will have to buy it as they won't have much. It will rain...just a bit tardy. Can rain get viruses?

[hotchilli]

31 minutes ago, carlyai said:

If it doesn't rain, then the isaan farmers will have to buy it as they won't have much. It will rain...just a bit tardy. Can rain get viruses?

If you listen to the farmers, without being able to spray the 3 deadly concoctions 50% of the crop will be lost anyway!