Rice Department launches buy rice campaign to help farmers

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Rice Department is now urging all Thais to buy quality rices from farmers and give as new year gifts.

 

It launched a campaign, from December 19-30, to herald the arrival of the New Year by inviting Thais to buy rice from farmers.

 

According to Mr Anan Suwannarat, director-general of the Rice Department, the launch of the ‘Farmers Gifts of High Quality Rice for 2017 New Year’ campaign began yesterday and will last up to December 30.

 

The launch event was held at the School of Rice and Farmers of the Rice Department as a means of promoting the different types of Thai rice.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/rice-department-launches-buy-rice-campaign-help-farmers/

 

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I would think that rice is one of those types of things where the demand is inelastic.

 

I can't wait to bring all my Thai friends wrapped presents...have their eyes light up...until they open their gift.

 

Hey, wow!...thanks for the....umm....rice? 

 

I said, "I want some thing nice" !!! Not, a bag of rice.

 

In yet another move to "bring happiness to the people", it looks like there's going to be bags and bags of unhappy gift-recipients this year.

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

‘Farmers Gifts of High Quality Rice for 2017 New Year’

They do come up with some catchy slogans over here.

 

Usually the missus wants jewellery for Christmas and my daughter wants a new phone. Sod that, it's rice all round!

1 hour ago, madmitch said:

They do come up with some catchy slogans over here.

 

Usually the missus wants jewellery for Christmas and my daughter wants a new phone. Sod that, it's rice all round!

actually i think they got the idea from ying luck. she is pretty cutting edge.

 

 

 

58 minutes ago, williamgeorgeallen said:

actually i think they got the idea from ying luck. she is pretty cutting edge.

 

Yesterday she appeared happy to concede that the idea was not hers alone:

 

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/yingluck-urges-thais-give-rices-new-year-gifts/ ).

"She then said she would like to be a part of the nationwide campaign to buy rice from fellow farmers to promote Thai riced and give them as new year gifts for Year 2017."  

 

Looks like someone in the department mis-scheduled it's photocall/press release.

 

Unless she knew that it really was supposed to start today, and just beat them to the punch in the nicest possible way. 

 

Leaving the world to ponder as to the truth/reasoning of their assertion that it started yesterday.

 

Edited December 20, 20169 yr by Enoon

1 hour ago, williamgeorgeallen said:

actually i think they got the idea from ying luck. she is pretty cutting edge.

At least if you buy from the farmers. The rice will be from this years harvest.

What you buy in the stores is 2-3 years old.

Off with their heads ! Let them eat Cake ! I mean rice.

How about as wedding gifts throughout the whole year, instead of money give 10kgs bags of rice!