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Thailand’s National Committee on Hazardous Substances has postponed its chemical ban on paraquat and chlorpyrifos for six months. The postponement will be from from Dec 1...
Groups of farmers have expressed different opinions about the proposed banning of three toxic farm chemicals in Thailand. Namely paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos. One group of...
The US also claims that its Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that glyphosate poses no meaningful risk to human health when used as authorised.
The National Committee on Hazardous Substances has voted to ban three toxic farm chemicals amid threats by opposing farmers to seek a court injunction to suspend...
The water shortages warning was issued cited the low levels of water in reservoirs. Above all they are the main sources for tap water in 22...
Atiwan Hormnan, chair of the Phayao provincial agriculture council, said the three chemicals need to be banned immediately. He said the chemicals poison the soil and...
"Farmers who grow white rice will be paid 2,469.64 a tonne. While those growing fragrant Pathum Thani rice will get 783.45 baht a tonne," he said.
Thailand, one of Asia’s top pork producers, is intensifying efforts to hold off a lethal pig virus that is causing havoc as it spreads across the...
The school also teaches students how to cook the things they grow. "Our garden is a source of pride for the children and community,"
The pesticides paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, which are widely used by Thai farmers,enable higher crop yields.