Farmers group urges govt to create rice zones
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Farmers have urged the Agriculture Ministry to create rice zones so that better breeds can be developed, as the government's high subsidies have emboldened farmers to ignore quality and concentrate on quantity instead, critics say.
“The government should draw up zones and fix the proper type of rice for each zone to serve the market’s need and ensure high prices,” Prasit Booncheoy, president of the Thai Farmers Association, said Monday.
The Nation
