Thailand moves forward with organic agriculture

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Thailand moves forward with organic agriculture
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BANGKOK, July 22 -- Thailand's Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has joined with the private and public sectors, as well as NGOs and academic sector to push forward with projects to promote more organic farming in the country.

BAAC President Luck Wajananawat, along with community leaders and intellectuals, as well as organizations that promote organic agriculture held a joint seminar to set the direction to drive the operations for organic agriculture.

The seminar adopted the Bang Khen Declaration, focuses on creating a network to improve cooperation in helping to develop the potential of Thailand's organic agriculture operations.

Under the Declaration, all sides involved would be obliged to jointly improve the management, services, and marketing for organic produce, while also spreading the sales of organic produce into new markets and create direct sales between the producers and consumers of organic products.

By 2016, the network plans to create 120 communities specializing in organic farming, 60 of which would be selected to be presented to Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindorn to celebrate her 60th birthday anniversary.

The BAAC is the main organisation to fully support expanding the knowledge of organic agriculture to local communities and providing complete funding through the Green Credit programme with low interest rates. Besides, the BAAC will fully support 150 schools, helping them to produce quality organic fertilisers. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-07-22

[clockman]

Yes, get rid of the strangle hold. That Monsanto has here. They have been poisoning the general population for years.

[BAYBOY]

clockman.... could you please give a list of all the products that Monsanto sell here in Thailand that is causing a strangle hold.

BAYBOY

[harryfrompattaya]

Yes, get rid of the strangle hold. That Monsanto has here. They have been poisoning the general population for years.

Why are knocking a great country when such a lie Monsanto should sue you.

I heard from others that they send hit men to people who knock them

But I have to admit I do not have any proof

[SouthernMan3]

Does anyone know anything about changing fertilizing practices here re: palm, rubber, fruits, etc ?

It all does go down the same drain and into our glasses after all

[femi fan]

It's so much easier to promote organic farming in a country like thailand than in, say, america or UK or germany. All of those pestiicides and herbicides have to be imported into thailand. Just ban the imports. Bingo, lots of instant organic farms...

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

there's already lots of supposedly organic produce offered in the markets here, at least in Bangkok.

Unfortunately, the catch is, can you really believe that most of it was actually grown in accord with legitimate organic practices?

Doubtful... The labels say one thing. The reality is likely something else.

[HerbalEd]

clockman.... could you please give a list of all the products that Monsanto sell here in Thailand that is causing a strangle hold.

BAYBOY

Monsanto is the anti-christ.

[Expat Brad]

Well at least the powers that be are seriously looking at a conversion to organic farming practices in Thailand. The establishment of 120 farming communities as a pilot by 2016 is a great start.

Unlike in countries such as Australia it's really only the individual farmer trying to convert to organics. The government is really only falsely interested there.

[UdeBoCM]

clockman.... could you please give a list of all the products that Monsanto sell here in Thailand that is causing a strangle hold.

BAYBOY

[thaimat]

Does anyone know anything about changing fertilizing practices here re: palm, rubber, fruits, etc ?

It all does go down the same drain and into our glasses after all

Proper composting would be the first, and easiest start, for healthy, virtually free fertilizers, not to mention how it would help air quality when garden wastes aren't being burned. Second would be the reintroduction of worm farming- vermiculture, for very high quality, balanced fertilizers. Fertilizers can be custom made for the specific nutritional requirements needed, by any farmer.

[thaimat]

clockman.... could you please give a list of all the products that Monsanto sell here in Thailand that is causing a strangle hold.

BAYBOY

GMO Food companies, of which Monsanto is the largest, use Agrobacterium to modify genes in their seeds. This is a very scary bacteria that causes rumors in plants and animals, but makes gene mods very easy to do. Monsanto mutates their seed DNA to work well with their poisonous insecticides, but by definition, their modified seeds have weak immune systems, so can be easy targets for disease, mutations that would be dangerous to any life. This is just the tip of the iceberg of how many ways companies like Monsanto risk the health of every living species, in the name of profit.

[iphad]

there's already lots of supposedly organic produce offered in the markets here, at least in Bangkok.

Unfortunately, the catch is, can you really believe that most of it was actually grown in accord with legitimate organic practices?

Doubtful... The labels say one thing. The reality is likely something else.

The reality is that you are wrong.

many farms in Thailand are accredited from IFOAM (The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements) meaning an International standard for Organic Food Certification.

Many farms are close to Organic (but can't label that they are..certainly for the International market as they would need certification) due to high cost of fertilizers & pesticides & cost for certification.

Knowing your farmer is always a good.

As for most things..read the label carefully.

[SouthernMan3]

Does anyone know anything about changing fertilizing practices here re: palm, rubber, fruits, etc ?

It all does go down the same drain and into our glasses after all

Proper composting would be the first, and easiest start, for healthy, virtually free fertilizers, not to mention how it would help air quality when garden wastes aren't being burned. Second would be the reintroduction of worm farming- vermiculture, for very high quality, balanced fertilizers. Fertilizers can be custom made for the specific nutritional requirements needed, by any farmer.

Thank you.

Yes, all of this I know as I have a degree in agriculture.

I was wondering if there are any projects going on here within Thailand re : this subject kap