Thai PM orders growing of coriander on military farmland to curb high price problem

[webfact]

 

Thailand’s Prime Minister has ordered the cabinet to use the military farmland to grow coriander, often known as “Chinese Parsley”, as prices in some areas have jumped to 300-400 baht per kilogram due to the flooding.

 

Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Chalermchai Sri-on said that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed concern over the general price increases of agricultural goods, especially coriander.

 

Chalermchai explained that flooding has caused vegetable prices to increase in the short-term. He also added that vegetables, such as coriander and chilli, are commonly home grown in such areas.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-pm-orders-growing-of-coriander-on-military-farmland-to-curb-high-price-problem/

 

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[sammieuk1]

Oder some vaccine you complete fool not seeds ????

[sherwood]

I grow my own, along with other herbs.

By the time the millitary grade coriander comes online there will not be a shortage or high prices. Talk about a reactive PM. This fella is a Slow.

[Cake Monster]

7 minutes ago, sherwood said:

I grow my own, along with other herbs.

By the time the millitary grade coriander comes online there will not be a shortage or high prices. Talk about a reactive PM. This fella is a Slow.

Green Chireeta is being grow in the prisons for so called Covid Medication usage.

Now we are to have Coriander grown on the Army lands.

So, if now the Police could raise a Chicken or 2 in their Patrol Boxes, and the Navy were  to Farm Seaweed, we would have a full set.

Sounding more like N Korea every Day.

 

[internationalism]

the cause of shortage were floods.

With the rainy season already gone there would be gradual improvement with supply.

Starting production from the scratch now would yield crops only in a few months than it would be over surplus, if they concentrate only on one crop. Hence dramatic price drop

[Gandtee]

The Prime minister orders the growing of coriander? Forget the destruction of the forests. How many chopping days till Christmas? We must get our priorities right mustn't we. This man is making himself more of a fool everyday. If that is possible. 

[chickenslegs]

31 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s Prime Minister has ordered the cabinet to use the military farmland to grow coriander

Jam tomorrow.

[Gottfrid]

And when the coriander is finished the price is down to a huge bunch for 5 baht again. Smart move PM!

Edited November 5, 2021 by Gottfrid

[dinsdale]

2 hours ago, internationalism said:

the cause of shortage were floods.

With the rainy season already gone there would be gradual improvement with supply.

Starting production from the scratch now would yield crops only in a few months than it would be over surplus, if they concentrate only on one crop. Hence dramatic price drop

Has the wet season finished? 

[Willy Wombat]

The brilliance of the PM's mind has no limits.

[internationalism]

9 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Has the wet season finished? 

yes, 2 weeks ago, as every single year.

Some areas still flooded in some 16 provinces 

[Chad3000]

See...this is the problem.

 

Does the lack of this herb in the free market rise to level of involvement by a prime minister?

 

The guy is in absolutely everything.

 

What an absolute lack of focus on the most serious problems of this nation.

 

Maybe his brother's growing the stuff??

[farmerjo]

Well they have over 4.5 million rai so i guess they could spare a bit for coriander.

[Gsxrnz]

I've learned not to be critical of prime ministers or presidents and the like making stupid decisions and illogical recommendations that have no materially detrimental affect on the public at large, or me specifically.

 

I conclude that was 30 minutes or maybe 3 days of their time devoted to stupidity that did not cause anybody any harm.  The unfortunate truth is that as soon as they issue their ridiculous proclamations, they are then free to think of new ways to victimize us and bow to the wishes of Aristotle's Mob.

 

It's called democracy.

[jaiyen]

What a great use of the military. Growing cheap vegetables !  They should be out patrolling the border and catching illegals and drug smugglers, helping people affected by the recent floods and maybe even learning to fight !!

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

Jam tomorrow.

Raspberry?

[Tropposurfer]

How fragrantly thoughtful of him

[zzaa09]

Military-run farmland.

That might tell ya everything ya need to know about contemporary situations.

 

[military this....military that]

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

I just hope he doesn't copy Pol Pot's regime and empties all the cities and order the people to grew Coriander. 

[ArcticFox]

It's a weed.  It grows anywhere. 

[zzaa09]

12 minutes ago, ArcticFox said:

It's a weed.  It grows anywhere. 

The original varieties are native to tropical South Asia/SE Asia.....

[Golden Triangle]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Raspberry?

I prefer Strawberry, or for my morning toast Lemon & Lime marmalade ????

[PETERTHEEATER]

6 hours ago, Willy Wombat said:

The brilliance of the PM's mind has no limits.

Au contraire....the brilliance never reaches the extremities to be translated into action..

[Nojohndoe]

Quite interesting ! PM of Thailand defers to sign up to an international proposal to eliminate deforestation, claims his Government is effectively addressing climate  change and  days later "orders"  Thai military resources  be directed to providing a food condiment due to off-seasonal demand  !

Surreal !

[poohy]

In a normal country he would taken away by men in white coats never mind being welcomed as life daving gardening pm

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

8 hours ago, farmerjo said:

Well they have over 4.5 million rai so i guess they could spare a bit for coriander.

 

No one seems to be asking the simple question -- what the heck business does the Thai military have owning or controlling FARM lands???

 

Like, they don't have enough to do in defending the nation? They need to be branching out into all kinds of non-defense and non-military related ventures in order to occupy their time and fill their pockets?

 

[farmerjo]

32 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

No one seems to be asking the simple question -- what the heck business does the Thai military have owning or controlling FARM lands???

 

Like, they don't have enough to do in defending the nation? They need to be branching out into all kinds of non-defense and non-military related ventures in order to occupy their time and fill their pockets?

 

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The army owns more than 30 golf courses nationwide. The army also owns boxing stadium, 100 petrol stations, racecourses, hotels, retail and coffee shops, and radio and television airwaves (by one count, the armed forces have ownership in 537 radio and TV stations).^[26] In early 2020, the army entered an agreement with the Finance Ministry to turn over to the ministry the management of businesses unrelated to the army's mission.^[27][28][29] In a related move, army commander General Apirat Kongsompong decreed that retired generals must move out of army-owned housing to free space for serving officers. As of 2020, about 100 retired generals and colonels inhabit army accommodations.^[30] Some ex-generals, like PM Prayut Chan-o-cha and deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan were exempted immediately from eviction because of their "contribution to society".^[31] The Thai Defence Ministry position is that there is no law prohibiting retired officers from occupying military housing.^[32]

In January 2021, the RTA signed a memorandum of understanding with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to study the feasibility of constructing solar farms on 4.5 million rai of army land to generate 30,000 megawatts of electricity. Following up, on 22 February 2021 a meeting was called by the President of Royal Thai Army Radio and Television Channel 5 with energy firms interested in winning a piece of what is projected to be a 600 billion baht project. The Energy Ministry was not represented at the meeting. Critics have questioned why the army is involved in energy procurement, in contravention of existing regulations, and why Thailand needs more electricity when it already has 59% reserve capacity and more capacity under construction.^[33]

[Willy Wombat]

Unelected PM- Fail

Self appointed Covid Tsar- Fail

Friday night crooner- Fail

Self appointed coriander Tsar- as above

[Andycoops]

Someone once said he's about as intelligent as a ham sandwich.

Personally I think that's an insult to the ham sandwich.

Instead of buying submarines put the money in the pockets of farmers and the poor.

[brianthainess]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

He also added that vegetables, such as coriander and chilli, are commonly home grown in such areas.

Stupid me I always thought they were herbs & spices. Where would i be without Prayuth's knowledge of agriculture, can you ask your buddy how can I grow flour ?