UDON THANI (NNT) - Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, accompanied by Minister of Defense Sutin Klungsang, has led a ceremony in Nong Wua So district, Udon Thani province, to distribute land lease agreements for state properties. The agreements, part of the "Nong Wua So Model" project, allow local residents to legalize their residence on state land and enable these leases to serve as collateral for loans, thus supporting their livelihoods.

 

The event held at the field outside the Nong Wua So District Office resulted in 434 people receiving lease agreements. This action stems from a Cabinet resolution on September 26, 2023, endorsing the examination and precise distribution of state lands managed by the military but not in use to allow the public, especially for farming purposes, access to these lands.

 

The "Nong Wua So Model" is part of a broader effort by the government to address housing and agricultural issues, seeking to reduce social disparities and enhance the quality of life for the citizens. The project involves surveying and mapping state lands used by the military, such as artillery practice fields, to identify areas that can be leased to the public for residential and agricultural purposes.

 

A total of 901 cases involving 1,386 plots were processed for verification and boundary demarcation, with 871 cases and 1,341 plots successfully integrated into the project. The rental rates were set to accommodate both residential and agricultural uses, with special rates designed to make land access affordable. 

 

To date, 434 lease agreements covering 584 plots have been completed under the project, supporting both the living and farming needs of the local population in Udon Thani province.

 

By Krajangwit Johjit

 

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13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The agreements, part of the "Nong Wua So Model" project, allow local residents to legalize their residence on state land and enable these leases to serve as collateral for loans, thus supporting their livelihoods

More debt.

49 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

More debt.

Yes but a farmer needs to borrow money to buy fertiliser or to pay for his land to be ploughed etc.

The recommended bank being BAAC which is a government bank offering cheap loans to farmers.

Hopefully there will be enough profit to repay the bank loan after harvesting.

I say hopefully because the farmer generally gets screwed by the company that buys his crop.

This is how the UK helps it's farmers.

Funding for farmers, growers and land managers

Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural business.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/funding-for-farmers

Pity Thailand can't do similar.

 

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The project involves surveying and mapping state lands used by the military, such as artillery practice fields

 

 

The unexploded ordinance, and the soil, have hopefully been remediated.

 

 

No doubt upgrading the land is smart policy. It is beneficial for the land owners, and also gives the government more of a tax base. Sretta, as usual is grandstanding. By participating in a ceremony like this, it may appear he is doing some actual work, and taking action that is benefiting the masses. He does not appear to be a dummy. Not particularly effective thus far, but when you consider the fact that he is a corporate, big agra, and army puppet, in his defense he is a bit hamstrung.

In many cases this 'legalises' military (State) land upon which people had built or grew crops. In effect 'squatters'. But, I assume, you can't claim squatter's rights on State land as you might with private.

Now these people, previously using the land for free, will have to pay rental, albeit at low regulated rates.

On 2/19/2024 at 11:42 AM, snoop1130 said:

 

UDON THANI (NNT) - Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, accompanied by Minister of Defense Sutin Klungsang, has led a ceremony in Nong Wua So district, Udon Thani province, to distribute land lease agreements for state properties. The agreements, part of the "Nong Wua So Model" project, allow local residents to legalize their residence on state land and enable these leases to serve as collateral for loans, thus supporting their livelihoods.

 

The event held at the field outside the Nong Wua So District Office resulted in 434 people receiving lease agreements. This action stems from a Cabinet resolution on September 26, 2023, endorsing the examination and precise distribution of state lands managed by the military but not in use to allow the public, especially for farming purposes, access to these lands.

 

The "Nong Wua So Model" is part of a broader effort by the government to address housing and agricultural issues, seeking to reduce social disparities and enhance the quality of life for the citizens. The project involves surveying and mapping state lands used by the military, such as artillery practice fields, to identify areas that can be leased to the public for residential and agricultural purposes.

 

A total of 901 cases involving 1,386 plots were processed for verification and boundary demarcation, with 871 cases and 1,341 plots successfully integrated into the project. The rental rates were set to accommodate both residential and agricultural uses, with special rates designed to make land access affordable. 

 

To date, 434 lease agreements covering 584 plots have been completed under the project, supporting both the living and farming needs of the local population in Udon Thani province.

 

By Krajangwit Johjit

 

Full story: NNT 2024-02-19

 

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Was there any talk about not burning at the same occasion? Or is that to much at once?