Agriculture is the backbone of a country considered. It plays an important role in generating national income, in solving the unemployment problem in rural areas, and in maintaining equilibrium in the domestic food supply. Rice is the staple food in Thailand. Thai farmers focus more on rice fields and it was one of their most important export products.
Rice is primarily grown from Thailand in the central regions. Thai farmers work all year round, and after the annual harvestSeason, she for the second or sometimes they focus on raising animals or fish cultivation plan. Thailand is known for its vast fertile land and a generous supply of fresh air from water. It is said to Asia have the most fertile soils in Thailand is also "called the" Rice Bowl. Farmers to rear fish and grow rice field at the same time, as a result they used to have to live a continuous supply of fresh fish and rice.
Today, farmers in Thailand face a number ofProblems such as the Thai government encouraged high input, export-oriented agricultural systems of the country's increasing growth rate. This growth has resulted in slowing the country's agriculture policy. Poor farm management techniques and inappropriate use of agrochemicals in the soil erosion and soil exhaustion out further damage to the agricultural sector.
Another serious problem in Thailand is the increase in death and disease among farmers with pesticides.This is mainly due to the lack of knowledge regarding application and agro-chemical safety procedures. In 1988, the number of people reported suffering from pesticide poisoning was 4234, while the number of deaths from pesticide poisoning was 34th
The Thai government is finally waking up to reality, and it is time that the government "has a sector initiative to help the ailing agriculture may otherwise bowl Thailand titled" Rice.
No comments:
Post a Comment