Thai Chamber launches agriculture project

 

 

 

 

To address the problem, an experimental project was kicked off on Monday, in cooperation with the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives and Agricultural Land Reform Office.

Under the “1 rai, Bt100,000” campaign, a 100-rai area in the Nonthaburi campus of the University of Thai Chamber of Commerce will house an experimental project, which will be attended by 85 farmers. They are expected to learn important tips and share them with farmers at home.

According to Pongsak Assakul, vice-chairman of the Chamber, each farmer will be granted one rai. The remaining area will be reserved for the Chamber’s training and raw material selection.”We at the Chamber are pushing for this project to address the income-inequality problem. We believe that if this knowledge is shared and spread, income distribution would improve and this will mean real sustainability for farmers.” 

While the Agricultural Land Reform Office is designing the space for the project and selecting farmers, the BAAC will be in charge of project management and budget allocation. The bank will also offer free financial assistance for raw-material purchase.

This experiment follows a pilot project in Khon Kaen, which proved a success. Farmers there earned more than Bt200,000 per rai. Another project was kicked off in Rayong and the Chamber is determined to pursue the course. As it is celebrating its 80th anniversary, the Chamber is committed to fight inequality and corruption to lift Thai society to an international standard.