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Agriculture Ministry promotes new sugarcane varieties for farmers

Agriculture Ministry promotes new sugarcane varieties for farmers

Prachachat•Economy•30m ago

Reader Briefing

The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is integrating efforts to increase production efficiency and promote new sugarcane varieties to enhance farmer income.

  • •Permanent Secretary Rapeepat Chantrasriwong discussed production efficiency and cost reduction with sugarcane farmer networks.
  • •The Department of Agriculture is promoting the KVK Nakhon Sawan 2 variety for industrial use to reduce sugarcane burning and PM2.5 dust.
  • •The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is promoting KVK Suphan Buri 1 for sugarcane juice and promoting energy sugarcane as alternative income sources.

Overview

  • •Rapeepat Chantrasriwong, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, held discussions with sugarcane farmer network representatives.
  • •The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has assigned relevant agencies to integrate work on increasing production efficiency, reducing costs, and developing suitable sugarcane varieties.
  • •The KVK Nakhon Sawan 2 variety provides an average yield of 18 tons per rai with a sweetness of 14.1 CCS.
  • •The ease of harvesting the KVK Nakhon Sawan 2 variety helps reduce sugarcane burning and PM2.5 dust problems.
  • •The KVK Khon Kaen 3 variety yields an average of 17-22 tons per rai with a CCS of 14.3-15.9.
  • •The KVK Suphan Buri 1 variety for juice provides an average sugarcane juice volume of 3,622 liters per rai.
  • •Thammarat Thongmee, Director of the Field Crops and Energy Replacement Crops Research Institute, stated the Department of Agriculture continuously researches varieties that are disease-resistant and high-yielding.

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Key Entities

Person

Rapeepat Chantrasriwong(รพีภัทร์ จันทรศรีวงศ์)
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.
Chaiwat Khamkaenkun(ชัยวัฒน์ คำแก่นคูณ)
President of the Nam Phong Sugarcane Farmers Association in Khon Kaen Province.
Thammarat Thongmee(ธรรมรัตน์ ทองมี)
Director of the Field Crops and Energy Replacement Crops Research Institute, Department of Agriculture.

Organization

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives(กระทรวงเกษตรและสหกรณ์)
The government body overseeing sugarcane production and farmer support.
Department of Agriculture(กรมวิชาการเกษตร)ℹ️
The agency responsible for the research and development of sugarcane varieties.
Nam Phong Sugarcane Farmers Association(สมาคมกลุ่มชาวไร่อ้อยน้ำพอง)
A sugarcane farmer group located in Khon Kaen Province.
Federation of Sugarcane Farmers of Thailand(สหพันธ์ชาวไร่อ้อยแห่งประเทศไทย)
A representative body of sugarcane farmers in Thailand.
Confederation of Sugarcane Farmers of Thailand(สหสมาคมชาวไร่อ้อยแห่งประเทศไทย)
An organization representing sugarcane farmers in Thailand.
Alliance of Sugarcane Farmers of Thailand(สมาพันธ์ชาวไร่อ้อยแห่งประเทศไทย)
An organization representing sugarcane farmers in Thailand.
Northeastern Sugarcane Farmers Organization of Thailand(องค์กรชาวไร่อ้อยภาคอีสานแห่งประเทศไทย)
A sugarcane farmer organization based in the Northeastern region.
Northeastern Sugarcane Farmers Institute(สถาบันชาวไร่อ้อยภาคอีสาน)
An institute for sugarcane farmers in the Northeastern region.
Sugarcane and Sugar Fund(กองทุนอ้อยและน้ำตาล)
A fund supported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.
Field Crops and Energy Replacement Crops Research Institute(สถาบันวิจัยพืชไร่และพืชทดแทนพลังงาน)
A research institute under the Department of Agriculture focusing on sugarcane and energy crops.

Place

Khon Kaen(ขอนแก่น)ℹ️
The province where the Nam Phong Sugarcane Farmers Association is located.