Bt3.49 billion to find jobs for farmers in dry season

The employment is intended to deter farmers from growing rice outside the farming season, which may subject them to a water shortage and financial losses later. 
The department’s director general Sanchai Ketworrachai said on Friday that farmers could be hired for the construction of small irrigation projects and removing weeds to better manage water sources. 
“In this current fiscal year, we have already hired 41,184 farmers across the country,” Sanchai said. “We can hire many more”.