Suriya Sets 1-Year Goal to Raise Farmer Income by 5%

Khaosod•Economy•3d ago

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Minister Suriya Juirungruangkit presented the 99-day achievements of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives and established a target to increase farmer income by at least 5% within one year.

•Minister Suriya Juirungruangkit announced the 99-day performance of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives on July 17.
•The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives aims to increase farmer income by at least 5% within one year as a key KPI.
•Low-carbon rice projects in 25 provinces reduced production costs by 24% and increased yields by 10%.
•The Phra Phirun Joint Command Center for Agricultural and Food Security has prosecuted 146 cases and seized over 26 tons of frozen meat.

Overview

•Suriya Juirungruangkit, Watcharapol Khaokham, and Piyarat Tiyaphairat announced 99-day results under the concept of Innovative Agriculture for Sustainable Thai Farmers.
•The agricultural sector faces challenges including the Super El Nino climate crisis, low crop prices, high production costs, illegal imports, and global trade barriers.
•The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives piloted low-carbon rice projects across 100,000 rai in 25 provinces, with a goal to expand to 500,000 rai by 2027.
•The Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation Department opened 12 operational units across 59 provinces to alleviate floods and droughts in over 2.5 million rai of agricultural area.
•Fresh durian exports in the first half of the year exceeded 100,000 million baht, with efforts to expand markets to New Zealand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, and China.
•The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives reduced the approval time for 9 outdated regulations from 14 days to 1 day.
•The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives collaborated with the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives to suspend debts for 8,858 farmers, totaling 940 million baht.
•Suriya Juirungruangkit stated that the most important KPI is the income in the pockets of farmers rather than figures on paper.

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Key Quotes

Suriya Juirungruangkit

"Global food security must start from the security in the lives of Thai farmers, because when farmers can survive, Thailand will be stable and everyone will have food security."

ความมั่นคงทางอาหารของโลก ต้องเริ่มต้นจากความมั่นคงในชีวิตของเกษตรกรไทย เพราะเมื่อเกษตรอยู่ได้ประเทศไทยก็จะมั่นคงและประชาชนทุกคนก็จะมีความมั่นคงทางอาหารเช่นกัน

Key Entities

Person

Suriya Juirungruangkit(สุริยะ จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ)

Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives.

Watcharapol Khaokham(วัชระพล ขาวขำ)

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives.

Piyarat Tiyaphairat(ปิยะรัฐชย์ ติยะไพรัช)

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior who set strict KPI evaluations for ministers.

Organization

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives(กระทรวงเกษตรและสหกรณ์)

The ministry responsible for promoting innovative agriculture and increasing farmer income.

Royal Irrigation Department(กรมชลประทาน)

An agency cooperating on irrigation systems and community pond digging.

Land Development Department(กรมพัฒนาที่ดิน)

An agency cooperating on irrigation systems and community pond digging.

Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation(กรมฝนหลวงและการบินเกษตร)ℹ️

An agency that operates rainmaking units to mitigate floods and droughts.

Phra Phirun Joint Command Center for Agricultural and Food Security(ศูนย์อำนวยการร่วมพิทักษ์ความมั่นคงทางเกษตรและอาหาร พระพิรุณ)

A center established to suppress illegal agricultural products.

Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives(ธ.ก.ส.)

A bank that collaborated to suspend debts for farmers.

Agricultural Land Reform Office(ส.ป.ก.)

The organization responsible for upgrading S.P.K. 4-01 documents to agricultural title deeds.