Varawut pushes PSU food factory to elevate 156k Southern SMEs

Matichon•Economy•5d ago

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Minister Varawut Silpa-archa visits a ready-to-eat and medical food factory at Prince of Songkla University to support Southern SMEs.

•The Ministry of Industry is coordinating with Prince of Songkla University to allow SMEs and community enterprises to use a new food production factory.
•The factory focuses on emergency food and medical food meeting FDA and Halal standards.
•The initiative targets 156,079 SMEs and community enterprises across five southern border provinces.
•The production facility began operations in June with an investment of 86 million baht.

Overview

•A ready-to-eat food production factory at Prince of Songkla University received a factory license (Rong Ngorn 4) and began operations in June.
•The factory was established with an investment of 86 million baht and employs 26 people.
•Varawut Silpa-archa plans to open the factory for SMEs and community enterprises to use for product development and ODM/OEM production.
•The project targets 156,079 SMEs and community enterprises in Songkhla, Satun, Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat, with Songkhla having the most at 65,081 operators.
•The factory produces emergency food shelf-stable for over 18 months without refrigeration and medical blended foods for patients and the elderly.
•Prince of Songkla University has started marketing products to southern hospitals, local administrative organizations, shops, pharmacies, and general consumers.
•Varawut Silpa-archa will coordinate with the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Ministry of Public Health, and Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation for product development.
•Varawut Silpa-archa mentioned potential cooperation with the Ministry of Defence to provide nutritious food for soldiers in combat zones or disaster victims.

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Key Quotes

Varawut Silpa-archa

"We aim to transition research from the shelf to the store, targeting a total of 156,079 SMEs and community enterprises in the five southern border provinces."

เราตั้งเป้าหมายเปลี่ยนผ่านงานวิจัยจากหิ้งสู่ห้าง โดยให้เอสเอ็มอีและวิสาหกิจชุมชนรวม 156,079 ราย ในพื้นที่ 5 จังหวัดชายแดนภาคใต้

Key Entities

Person

Varawut Silpa-archa(วราวุธ ศิลปอาชา)ℹ️

Minister of Industry who visited the food production factory at Prince of Songkla University.

Organization

Ministry of Industry(กระทรวงอุตสาหกรรม)ℹ️

The ministry coordinating with Prince of Songkla University to support SMEs and community enterprises.

Prince of Songkla University(มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์)ℹ️

The educational institution hosting the food production factory within the Food and Packaging Innovation Center.

Food and Packaging Innovation Center, Faculty of Agro-Industry(ศูนย์นวัตกรรมอาหารและบรรจุภัณฑ์ คณะอุตสาหกรรมเกษตร)

The entity within Prince of Songkla University where the ready-to-eat food factory is located.

Ministry of Social Development and Human Security(กระทรวงการพัฒนาสังคมและความมั่นคงของมนุษย์)ℹ️

A ministry Varawut Silpa-archa will coordinate with for product development.

Ministry of Public Health(กระทรวงสาธารณสุข)

A ministry Varawut Silpa-archa will coordinate with for product development.

Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation(กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม)ℹ️

A ministry Varawut Silpa-archa will coordinate with for product development.

Ministry of Defence(กระทรวงกลาโหม)ℹ️

A ministry that could collaborate to use food products for defense industry and combat zones.

Place

Songkhla(สงขลา)ℹ️

One of the five southern border provinces with the highest number of operators at 65,081.

Satun(สตูล)ℹ️

One of the five southern border provinces targeted for SME support.

Yala(ยะลา)

One of the five southern border provinces targeted for SME support.

Pattani(ปัตตานี)

One of the five southern border provinces targeted for SME support.

Narathiwat(นราธิวาส)ℹ️

One of the five southern border provinces targeted for SME support.