3 new ministers of the Ministry of Agriculture handed over policies to senior executives Announcing the Principles of Work and Continuing 9 Policies for Modern Agriculture Farmers must live well. High-value agricultural products Sustainable agricultural resources and drive solutions to long-term floods and droughts.
Mrs. Narumon Piñosinwat, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, and Mr. Itthi Sirilatthayakorn. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives and Mr. Agra Prompao Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives presented the policy to drive the work of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives and senior executives from all departments under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives participated in the policy.
Mrs. Narumon said that it will drive the government’s policy that is important to upgrade traditional agriculture to modern agriculture. With the concept of “Market-led, Complementary Innovation, Increase
Income”, the focus is on the application of agricultural technologies such as precision agriculture or smart agriculture to develop careers in crops, fisheries, livestock, and related occupations, as well as to raise farmers’ incomes.
The 9 important policies that the Ministry of Agriculture must drive to succeed are as follows:
Focus on creating a working method into practice.
Accelerate the arrangement of arable land for farmers. Expand the results of upgrading the MPA to a deed for agriculture.
Efficient water management for agriculture To solve the problem of long-term floods and droughts, the management of the entire system must be integrated with many agencies. Some projects must be government policies that the Ministry of Agriculture and the Department of Irrigation are ready to drive.
Elevate agricultural products and high-value services
Enhance the potential of farmers/farmer institutions to be strong.
Manage agricultural resources by promoting environmentally conscious agriculture with BCG by
managing natural resources and the environment to support global environmental trade policies/measures such as EUDR, CBAM, and Carbon Credits.
Respond to natural disasters by planning and taking proactive measures.
Continue the war on illegal agricultural products.
Facilitating agriculture
Mrs. Narumon emphasized that Thai agriculture is currently in a state of risk in various aspects, such as disasters, so the insurance mechanism will be used as a tool to reduce risk bearing. At the same time, the private sector should also share or diversify risks with farmers.
Mr. Itthi said that today is the beginning of serious and legal work. can perform their duties completely. The policy of the Ministry of Agriculture will be based on the policy announced last week and the policy of the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives that is clear. In addition, it still adheres to the guidelines of R.A. Dhamnus Prompao. Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Let the previous person be a compass in work.
Mr. Agra said
that he is confident in the work of the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives and supports the policy of driving the work, and at the same time asks all agencies to work together by integrating with other agencies, both public and private, to achieve the objective of building security for farmers to have a better life.
Source: Thai News Agency