webfact Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 PM urges cultivation adaptation in dry seasonBANGKOK, 23 March 2016 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has urged local authorities to pursue adaptations in cultivation that correlates to the current water situation, stressing that officials will not stand idle against corruption.Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha gave his remark regarding cultivation during the dry season, that farmers are encouraged to adjust their cultivation plan accordingly to the water situation, especially in areas without irrigation support.He said that changes in cultivation should be adjusted by changing the types of plants or farming method in relation to the available water in the area.The government is now pushing for projects that will strengthen communities under the civil-state campaign, such as the community rice mills project. Local authorities are urged to add value to their local products through innovation such as the use of local materials for the manufacturing of export bags and clothes, the Prime Minister has said.The Prime Minister gave these remarks while receiving Smart Farmer books from the Public Relations Department’s (PRD) Director-General Apinan Juntarungsri.The book was published by the PRD, according to the Prime Minister’s order, to promote agricultural knowledge and His Majesty the King’s teachings on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy.The Prime Minister has also stressed that the government will not stand idle against corrupt conducts, and is ready to investigate reported issues. He assured all those involved with corruption will be punished.He noted that baseless and faulty claims of corruption are also punishable by law, adding that all claims must be verified by related agencies, such as the National Anti-Corruption Commission, before legal actions can enacted.-- NNT 2016-03-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbthailand Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 The Prime Minister gave these remarks while receiving Smart Farmer books from the Public Relations Department’s (PRD) Director-General Apinan Juntarungsri. So he's read a book and now he's an agricultural expert... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaltsc Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 "The Prime Minister has urged local authorities to pursue adaptations in cultivation that correlates to the current water situation, stressing that officials will not stand idle against corruption." Urges. Doesn't implement any viable program. Doesn't do anything to create more agricultural programs at educational institutions. Doesn't help create laws against corruption or an agency to enforce those laws. All he did is read a book and URGE. I urge him to create a real democracy and eliminate all forms of crime and corruption. Now I can go outside and see the utopia I just created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Baseless and faulty claims of corruption are punishable by law ha ha. i will stop laughing soon. What about all the millions of cases of corruption that go on everyday??? Are they punishable by law? or our they just quietly brushed aside and for gotten about. Suddenly we have an ex-general who is an expert on agriculture. Just another media attention grabbing exercise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 All those involved with corruption will be punished ! All, oh really ? Just another grandiose statement that will never be realised because it will never be attempted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbrock Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Didn't he trot out this "advice" a year ago? Has he nothing new to add? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 The Prime Minister gave these remarks while receiving Smart Farmer books from the Public Relations Department’s (PRD) Director-General Apinan Juntarungsri. So he's read a book and now he's an agricultural expert... Let's hope nobody gives him any Marvel Super Heroes comics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 The Prime Minister gave these remarks while receiving Smart Farmer books from the Public Relations Department’s (PRD) Director-General Apinan Juntarungsri. So he's read a book and now he's an agricultural expert... Let's hope nobody gives him any Marvel Super Heroes comics This is required reading for all wannabe farmers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloghead Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 He noted that baseless and faulty claims of corruption are also punishable by law Except when baseless charges of corruption are brought by the military. Prayut has made clear his government relies on a secret list of influential people and alleged corrupt officials used to transfer officials to inactive duty posts before investigations can be conducted to determine their guilt or innocence. The military stands above civilian law, beholden only to itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 give me a market and i'll plant the crop. Oh! Yes, you know, someone who will buy the produce in bulk or do i have to sell 9 tons of runner beans from a stall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bark Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 This just in. All Thai farmers will start to grow Cactus. Thailand is the Hub of Cactus in Asia . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Plant agave and make tequila. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanku Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 that officials will not stand [idle] against corruption. The word idle cannot of course be applied to any Thai official so it should be removed to make the sentence more accurate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happynthailand Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Oh thats real nice ,farmers given a book to read,hope it has lots of pictures in it as most of the farmers can't read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbrock Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 that officials will not stand [idle] against corruption. The word idle cannot of course be applied to any Thai official so it should be removed to make the sentence more accurate Actually, the more accurate statement would read, "stressing that officials will not stand idle against corruption [unless it's perpetrated by the wrong influential person]." Reading through various news articles published about the drought over the past year, it seems that the government has, over the past year, allocated more than US$280 million dollars to "alleviate the situation" - one wonders what this 10 billion baht has actually achieved, indeed one wonders how much of it actually went towards alleviating the drought... (Not making any specific, baseless and faulty claims of corruption, mind you...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 All the most wonderful agricultural plans in the world are pretty useless if you have no money to change your farm with, no real prospect of selling the crop, no real idea of what, where and how to grow the new crop and of course no water to irrigate the crop with. Apart from those trifling little niggley bits, the plan is a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinmaew Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 First I have ever heard of a prime minister who finds it convenient to give "Agricultural advice" to dirt poor farmers - I can only assume has has zero qualification in agriculture and/ or geology - Another knee jerk emotional sound bite perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaleboneman Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Let's get back to basics. Let the farmers grow weed and they can water with Perrier. I know some farmers in Issan and they received no incentives, no assistance whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwyn Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 The Prime Minister gave these remarks while receiving Smart Farmer books from the Public Relations Departments (PRD) Director-General Apinan Juntarungsri. So he's read a book and now he's an agricultural expert... Because he was given a book doesn't actually mean he read the book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Where are the thousands of water bores that were to be drilled to save the Farmers, were any drilled in Issan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) Wait until middle of severe drought to tell farmers change their cultivation, with no education, training or support from Ag Ministry. Just do it because a General said so. Cancel the billions for more railways and educate Farmers and provide incentives for crop switching and new cultivation. Edited March 23, 2016 by jerojero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Wait until middle of severe drought to tell farmers change their cultivation, with no education, training or support from Ag Ministry. Just do it because a General said so. Cancel the billions for more railways and educate Farmers and provide incentives for crop switching and new cultivation. They have been saying it since the latter part of last year. They have put in place training and low interest loans for those that change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Where are the thousands of water bores that were to be drilled to save the Farmers, were any drilled in Issan? Go and ask! You live in Issan right? Ground water is a last resort, bore holes should only generally be used for crops that require small amounts of water. Otherwise it will deplete the aquifer and cause further damage later! Rain is pretty much the only thing that works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Wait until middle of severe drought to tell farmers change their cultivation, with no education, training or support from Ag Ministry. Just do it because a General said so. Cancel the billions for more railways and educate Farmers and provide incentives for crop switching and new cultivation.They have been saying it since the latter part of last year. They have put in place training and low interest loans for those that change. and provided a market for the produce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdoglover Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Keep talking, General. You're making a big impression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Wait until middle of severe drought to tell farmers change their cultivation, with no education, training or support from Ag Ministry. Just do it because a General said so. Cancel the billions for more railways and educate Farmers and provide incentives for crop switching and new cultivation.They have been saying it since the latter part of last year. They have put in place training and low interest loans for those that change. and provided a market for the produce? What Thai people don't eat vegetables etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Wait until middle of severe drought to tell farmers change their cultivation, with no education, training or support from Ag Ministry. Just do it because a General said so. Cancel the billions for more railways and educate Farmers and provide incentives for crop switching and new cultivation.They have been saying it since the latter part of last year. They have put in place training and low interest loans for those that change. and provided a market for the produce?What Thai people don't eat vegetables etc. If you produce 10 tons of beans or tomatoes, you want to sell in bulk preferably before it rots,you need a wholesale market in the same way that rice is marketed, this is beyond the scope of farmers. Our last rice crop was 50 tons,there is no way i could sell this without wholesale. Make a market for a produce or preferably for a variety of produce and the farmers will grow the stuff all by themselves, no need for booklets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I can't imagine anyone is planting any water hungry crops this week. Farmers obviously already know there is a drought and this is not the time of year to plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Thai only watch simple tvprograms like soapseries or comedians, if it doesn't have all the added boingboing sounds they won't watch it. There's plenty of other crops they grow around the world in similar dry climates. You can see it on tv/internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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