Suriya Promotes Khlong Chang Model for Thai Rubber

Thansettakij•Economy•20d ago

Reader Briefing

Minister Suriya Therefore-rungruangkit visited the Khlong Chang Rubber Fund Cooperative to promote the use of innovation and international standards to enhance Thai rubber competitiveness.

•Suriya Therefore-rungruangkit visited Khlong Chang Rubber Fund Cooperative in Songkhla on August 31, 2026.
•The Khlong Chang Rubber Fund Cooperative is recognized as a national model for achieving EUDR, FSC, and Thai Rubber Traceability standards.
•The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives ordered the Rubber Authority of Thailand to expand the Khlong Chang model to other farmer institutions.

Overview

•On August 31, 2026, Suriya Therefore-rungruangkit visited the Khlong Chang Rubber Fund Cooperative in Khuan Niang District, Songkhla Province.
•The Khlong Chang Rubber Fund Cooperative has been certified under EUDR and FSC international standards and is a pilot group for Thai Rubber Traceability.
•Suriya Therefore-rungruangkit ordered the Rubber Authority of Thailand and other agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to expand the Khlong Chang Rubber Fund Cooperative model to other institutions.
•The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is driving five main policies under the vision 'Innovative Agriculture for the Sustainability of Thai Farmers'.
•The Rubber Authority of Thailand operated carbon credit projects on 152,357 rai during 2023–2025 and plans an additional 400,000 rai during 2026–2027, totaling 552,357 rai.
•The Khlong Chang Rubber Fund Cooperative has a goal to implement carbon credit operations in an area of 1,600 rai.
•Suriya Therefore-rungruangkit provided marketing support to 6 farmer institutions and visited integrated farming areas featuring rubber, rosewood, and pineapple.

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Key Quotes

Veeris Amrapala

"RAOT believes that the visit and policy delivery by the Minister of Agriculture will be a key force in driving Thai rubber and providing morale for rubber farmer institutions to be strong, wealthy, and grow sustainably."

กยท. เชื่อมั่นว่า การตรวจเยี่ยมและมอบนโยบายของท่าน รมว. เกษตรฯ ในครั้งนี้ จะเป็นพลังสำคัญในการขับเคลื่อนยางพาราของไทย เป็นขวัญกำลังใจให้สถาบันเกษตรกรชาวสวนยางมีความเข้มแข็ง มั่งคั่ง และเติบโตได้อย่างยั่งยืนต่อไป

Key Entities

Person

Suriya Therefore-rungruangkit(สุริยะ จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ)

Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives.

Winarot Sapsongsuk(วิณะโรจน์ ทรัพย์ส่งสุข)

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.

Veeris Amrapala(วีริศ อัมระปาล)

Director of the Rubber Authority of Thailand and Acting Governor of the Rubber Authority of Thailand.

Organization

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives(กระทรวงเกษตรและสหกรณ์)

The government ministry overseeing the agricultural and cooperative sectors.

Khlong Chang Rubber Fund Cooperative Limited(สหกรณ์กองทุนสวนยางคลองช้าง จำกัด)

A national model farmer institution in Songkhla certified with EUDR, FSC, and Thai Rubber Traceability standards.

Rubber Authority of Thailand(การยางแห่งประเทศไทย)

The organization responsible for promoting rubber business management and supporting farmer institutions.

Place

Khuan Niang District, Songkhla Province(อ.ควนเนียง จ.สงขลา)

The location where the Khlong Chang Rubber Fund Cooperative is situated.

Policy

Thai Rubber Traceability

A verification standard for the origin of Thai rubber.

EUDRℹ️

An international standard for rubber production.

FSC

An international standard for rubber production.