Agriculture Deputy Minister on Blackchin Tilapia Combat Timeline

Matichon•Politics•14m ago

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Deputy Agriculture Minister Watcharapol Khaokham defends the government's 3-month timeline for managing the blackchin tilapia outbreak and defers comments on potential cabinet reshuffles to the Prime Minister.

•Watcharapol Khaokham serves as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives and Director of the center to monitor and solve the blackchin tilapia outbreak.
•Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat of the People's Party stated the opposition will closely monitor the 3-month budget and policy framework for solving the problem.
•The government has established a center integrating 29 government agencies to improve the efficiency of blackchin tilapia eradication.
•The Department of Fisheries is currently investigating facts regarding lawsuits and identifying wrongdoers.

Overview

•On September 16, Watcharapol Khaokham addressed comments made by Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat regarding the 3-month deadline to resolve the blackchin tilapia problem.
•Watcharapol Khaokham stated that any change of the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives is the authority of the Prime Minister.
•Watcharapol Khaokham confirmed the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives intends to solve the blackchin tilapia problem quickly and decisively.
•Watcharapol Khaokham noted that budget constraints were a significant limitation in previous efforts.
•A center has been established to integrate cooperation among 29 government agencies to monitor and solve the blackchin tilapia outbreak.
•The government aims to urgently acknowledge the actual suffering of citizens in Bangkok and Samut Songkhram to adjust operational guidelines to fit the budget.
•The Department of Fisheries is tasking its legal team to accelerate the investigation of facts regarding lawsuits and the identification of offenders.
•Watcharapol Khaokham expressed belief that blackchin tilapia could not have spread to freshwater sources in the Northeast region on its own.

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Key Entities

Person

Watcharapol Khaokham(วัชระพล ขาวขำ)

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives and Director of the center to monitor and solve the blackchin tilapia outbreak.

Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat(ณัฐชา บุญไชยอินสวัสดิ์)ℹ️

MP of the People's Party who stated the opposition would monitor the 3-month timeline for solving the fish outbreak.

Organization

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives(กระทรวงเกษตรและสหกรณ์)

The ministry responsible for managing the blackchin tilapia problem.

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party to which Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat belongs.

Department of Fisheries(กรมประมง)

The agency implementing 7 measures to eliminate blackchin tilapia and conducting legal investigations into offenders.

Center to Monitor and Solve the Blackchin Tilapia Outbreak(ศูนย์อำนวยการติดตามสถานการณ์และแก้ไขปัญหาการแพร่ระบาดของปลาหมอคางดำ)

A center integrating 29 government agencies to resolve the blackchin tilapia problem.

Place

Bangkok(กรุงเทพฯ)ℹ️

An area where farmers have reflected on the government's remedy measures.

Samut Songkhram(สมุทรสงคราม)ℹ️

An area where farmers have reflected on the government's remedy measures.

Northeast region(ภาคอีสาน)

A region where Watcharapol Khaokham believes blackchin tilapia could not have spread to freshwater sources naturally.