Landless Thai farmers to be allocated land for farming

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Landless farmers to be allocated land for farming



BANGKOK: -- The Land Department in cooperation with local administration offices across the country will allocate a 15-rai plot of land to each poor family for farming within a period of five years.

The land to be allocated will be acquired from public land under the supervision of the Ministry of Interior such as public pasture land, cemeteries which are illegitimately occupied by people and must not in forest reserves, and the land of the Treasury Department.

Under the scheme, each governor will be authorised to issue permit for landless people to farm and live within a period of five years agreement.

Land ownership document will not be issued to them as it is merely permitting them to do farming and living in the state land and the state will charge rents on the land at a low rate.

The scheme will be launched in 22 provinces.

But in initial stage, the land will be allocated to 874 poor households in Chumphon and Surin, comprising 1,042 plots of land covering 6, 000 rai.

The allocation is expected to be completed in December, and later extended to other provinces.

The land allocation to landless farmers came after the Cabinet approved a resolution on October 14 to set up a national land policy committee to resolve intrusion on public and state land, forest reserves for farming.

The committee is tasked to gather all public and state land, forest reserve areas intruded by people, and useless land for re-management.

It will then allow the poor people who have no land to farm and live to register for rights to do farming.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/landless-farmers-allocated-land-farming/


-- Thai PBS 2014-10-29

[JOC]

How long time will it take for the farmers to sell the right to farm "their" land??

This has been done over and over again, and the landless always end up being as landless as before!!

[farmerjo]

So how are these supposidatly poor people ment to set up a farm?

New land takes alot of fertiliser to produce.

[Boxclever]

Wow...populist policies gone mad!

Two faced General accused PTP spending too much money to help the poor, now the crafty old fox is doing the same, even more! Rice subsidies, rubber subsidies, massive infrastructure (planned when PTP in power) and now free land for the poor! He's leading the country to ruin and buying future votes in the process.

[lemonjelly]

How long time will it take for the farmers to sell the right to farm "their" land??

This has been done over and over again, and the landless always end up being as landless as before!!

The farmers will only be able to rent the land from the state, but yes, certainly there's some unscrupulous people circling the weak farmers like vultures.

[tonbridgebrit]

A super duper idea. Just tell them that they can't use it to grow rubber plants. And also, if they grow rice, they must eat the rice themselves, and not sell it.

Now then, spend the next year doing this all over Thailand, make sure EVERY poor family is allocated land. This will mean the people will love the government for ages. How about eventually, give the tenants the 'right to buy' after they've been there for some time ? They will be allowed to buy at a price that is a discount compared to the open market.

Bit like England, when tenants in council houses where given the right to buy. One of the governments most popular policies.

[ToddinChonburi]

How can they be farmers if they have no farm ?

[Sharp]

How long time will it take for the farmers to sell the right to farm "their" land??

This has been done over and over again, and the landless always end up being as landless as before!

Spot on exactly what my girlfriend said

[White Christmas13]

How can they be farmers if they have no farm ?

I was thinking the same thing, so if I am an engineer but I don't have a factory to produce my goods

will I get one free as well?

[dogleg]

Get your names on the list all you landless farming Politicians, Policemen and Armed Forces Officers.

[whatawonderfulday]

Many people have missed the point on this statement.

Poor farmers require some funding to prepare the soil and that is where this statement falls short or at least the thinking behind it.

Crops require fertilizer = manure = bullsh*t which is about all they will get from this crowd

[metisdead]

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[mrfill]

'cemeteries which are illegitimately occupied'

Is that where they bury the living?

[Robespiere]

Another ripped off and bastardised Thaksin Shinawatra policy.

The General is out-cloning Yingluck (and he's not even genetically related)

LOANS FOR THE POOR: Don't you dare stop me - PM

Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday slammed critics of his latest "grass-roots" policy that would allow the poor to use copyright patents, rental rights or land as collateral for loans, saying those who questioned the cost of the plan had forgotten who had caused the disastrous economic bubble.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/LOANS-FOR-THE-POOR-Dont-you-dare-stop-me--PM-70292.html

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[ParadiseLost]

Pretty insulting to farmers everywhere as this is basically saying anyone can be a farmer - all they need is land.

No wonder the produce sector is in a constant state of disaster management.

[JOC]

How long time will it take for the farmers to sell the right to farm "their" land??

This has been done over and over again, and the landless always end up being as landless as before!

Spot on exactly what my girlfriend said

You found yourself a keeper!!

[Sharp]

How long time will it take for the farmers to sell the right to farm "their" land??

This has been done over and over again, and the landless always end up being as landless as before!

Spot on exactly what my girlfriend said

You found yourself a keeper!!

Haha thanks... She actually said you know Thai people they try to rent to someone else and sit back easy way...

[lust]

How can they be farmers if they have no farm ?

beat me to it. i think they are just taking people, giving them land, and bam they are farmers now. now grow rice for our nation, dont worry, we will pay you soon

[smutcakes]

So how are these supposidatly poor people ment to set up a farm?

New land takes alot of fertiliser to produce.

Soon they will be able to borrow money, not off loan sharks, and be able to pay a competitive 36% interest.............

[scorecard]

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Wow...populist policies gone mad! Two faced General accused PTP spending too much money to help the poor, now the crafty old fox is doing the same, even more! Rice subsidies, rubber subsidies, massive infrastructure (planned when PTP in power) and now free land for the poor! He's leading the country to ruin and buying future votes in the process.

It doesn't say 'free. The report says they will not be issued land ownership documents and it also says they will have to pay minimum rent.

Another poster with no hesitation to submit obviously incorrect/untruthful and quite misleading posts.

You should be banned.

[ggt]

At least the Thai gov't is addressing the problem...I appreciate their concern and generosity in this situation...

[oldsailor35]

Are they sure that there is any left after the Democrats Agricultural Minister had finished !

[Krataiboy]

If enough agricultural were to be allocated and recipient families taught how to farm, Thailand would eventually be able to feed itself. Just as important, the Kingdom would be in a position to resist the imposition of further so-called "free market" trade agreements which largely profit the US corporate/political oligarchy.

Thailand is fortunate in having no lesser personage than His Majesty the King as its primary protagonist for self-sufficiency as the key to a more independent and prosperous Thailand. The door to turning this vision into reality - kicked open with the overthrow of Wall Street's favoured Asian son, Thaksin Shinawatra - remains ajar.

The generals have laid down a promising marker with the new "farmland for the poor" initiative. More power to their elbow.

[SoilSpoil]

Most landless farmers in our home village had land in their families before and then got their hands on easy but expensive credit facilities and then ... lost their lands. Sad but true.

[Wombat6]

Another ripped off and bastardised Thaksin Shinawatra policy.

The General is out-cloning Yingluck (and he's not even genetically related)

LOANS FOR THE POOR: Don't you dare stop me - PM

Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday slammed critics of his latest "grass-roots" policy that would allow the poor to use copyright patents, rental rights or land as collateral for loans, saying those who questioned the cost of the plan had forgotten who had caused the disastrous economic bubble.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/LOANS-FOR-THE-POOR-Dont-you-dare-stop-me--PM-70292.html

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Another ill thought out post from an obvious Thaksin lover.

the Thaksin loans to the poor (Funds provided to 70,000 villages to lend 10,000 baht short term loans) was another vote buying scheme funded by the Thai Taxpayers. Condition for getting a loan included voting for the "Red shirt' government.

[Emster23]

Suthep going to be in charge of this? He does have that track record down south of getting that land somehow into his friends hands....

[JOC]

Another ripped off and bastardised Thaksin Shinawatra policy.

The General is out-cloning Yingluck (and he's not even genetically related)

LOANS FOR THE POOR: Don't you dare stop me - PM

Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday slammed critics of his latest "grass-roots" policy that would allow the poor to use copyright patents, rental rights or land as collateral for loans, saying those who questioned the cost of the plan had forgotten who had caused the disastrous economic bubble.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/LOANS-FOR-THE-POOR-Dont-you-dare-stop-me--PM-70292.html

(14. You will not post any copyrighted material except as fair use laws apply (as in the case of news articles). Please only post a link, the headline and the first three sentences.)

Another ill thought out post from an obvious Thaksin lover.

the Thaksin loans to the poor (Funds provided to 70,000 villages to lend 10,000 baht short term loans) was another vote buying scheme funded by the Thai Taxpayers. Condition for getting a loan included voting for the "Red shirt' government.

Absolute nonsense!! I live in a yellow stronghold, Hua HIn, which is subdivided into 11 villages (mooban),

Our mooban recieved 300k, with absolutely no strings attached. After a very democratic process it was decided to use the money for a childrens playground!!

95 % around here vote for the Democrats!!

[Gonsalviz]

How can they be farmers if they have no farm ?

I suggest you get more connected to the realities of where you live.

[Robespiere]

Another ripped off and bastardised Thaksin Shinawatra policy.

The General is out-cloning Yingluck (and he's not even genetically related)

LOANS FOR THE POOR: Don't you dare stop me - PM

Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday slammed critics of his latest "grass-roots" policy that would allow the poor to use copyright patents, rental rights or land as collateral for loans, saying those who questioned the cost of the plan had forgotten who had caused the disastrous economic bubble.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/LOANS-FOR-THE-POOR-Dont-you-dare-stop-me--PM-70292.html

(14. You will not post any copyrighted material except as fair use laws apply (as in the case of news articles). Please only post a link, the headline and the first three sentences.)

Another ill thought out post from an obvious Thaksin lover.

the Thaksin loans to the poor (Funds provided to 70,000 villages to lend 10,000 baht short term loans) was another vote buying scheme funded by the Thai Taxpayers. Condition for getting a loan included voting for the "Red shirt' government.

LOANS FOR THE POOR: Don't you dare stop me - PM

Still, the government would impose progressive land-tax rates to prevent the rich owning more land, Pansak stressed. Thaksin reiterated to Cabinet yesterday that the government would introduce a progressive tax rate for "unproductive" and inherited land, saying the initiatives would lead to better management of land resources. "From now on, every inch of land in the country must be utilised or the owners will have to pay heavy taxes. And landowners unable to pay progressive taxes will have their property seized by the state and distributed to the poor,"

The above quote from Thaksin goes a long way to explaining why so many of the established elites wanted him gone.

[leko]

Suthep going to be in charge of this?

No