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Agrochemicals: A Social and Environmental Crisis in Thailand
Bennett Haynes, Alternative Agriculture Network – Esan
2009-11-24 11:40
 

Ubon Ratchatani, Thailand – As the 9th National Plant Protection Conference begins today in Ubon Ratchatani province, northeastern Thailand, the Alternative Agriculture Network – Esan (AAN) has prepared a statement on the current crisis surrounding the use of agrochemicals in our food system.  For more background information, please read our recent reports on Carbofuran and Kudchum District.

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Carbofuran in Thailand: A Public Health Risk
Bennett Haynes, Alternative Agriculture Network – Esan
2009-11-24 11:32
 

Ubon Ratchatani, Thailand – Following the incident surrounding the plant disease “natural disaster”[1] in Kudchum district, Yasothon province, the AAN has compiled further research to raise public awareness about the impacts of carbofuran (Furadan) on the environment and human health.

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Community title deeds
Ongart Decha
2009-11-01 09:54
 

In response to long-standing land problems in the country, the government has just passed a resolution to allow communities to farm state land for a period of 30 years.  A mechanism will be created to issue ‘community title deeds’, and oversee the practice of the farming communities.  However, farmers who have long struggled over land rights issues are sceptical of this government measure, as opposed to their own version of community title deeds. 

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Article
Farming by Bankers
Harrison George
2009-08-07 09:12
 

If you saw a newspaper article written by a farmer telling the bankers of this nation how they could improve the way they do business, what would your reaction be?

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Alien Thoughts
Farmers in Khon San call on government to scrap eucalyptus plantation and give them back their land
2009-07-24 00:28
 
Since July 17, about 150 farming families have occupied a eucalyptus plantation run by the Forest Industry Organization (FIO) under the Royal Forest Department in Tambon Thung Phra, Khon San District, Chaiyaphum Province in the Northeast.  They vow to stay on until the government gives them back their land.
 
 
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Forestry Dept, the root cause of great misery
Sanitsuda Ekachai, Bangkok Post
2009-07-23 10:36
 

The very same week the Abhisit government promised that the progressive property tax would take effect next year, a group of 200 landless villagers in Chaiyaphum province moved into a state-owned eucalyptus plantation to reclaim the land that was once theirs.

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