Economic aspect
Saturday 21 October 2023
Minister of Agriculture Give opportunities to fellow farmers in Phang Nga Province.
Minister of Agriculture Give opportunities to fellow farmers in Phang Nga Province. Clarifying the heating problem Ready to assign relevant agencies to seriously accelerate the solution and ensure sustainability.
Captain Thammanat Phromphao, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Go to the area to listen to problems from fellow farmers and follow up on the operations of agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. Both in terms of the goal of upgrading agricultural products Both farmers have large plots of palm oil. and driving the Thip Phang Nga mangosteen to a high-value agricultural product under the BCG Model, production season 2023, and the results of inspection of cold storage in the area of Phang Nga Province at the Bang Wan Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Bang Wan Subdistrict, Khuraburi District, .Phangnga
Phang Nga Province has an agricultural area of 1.008 million rai, accounting for 18.66 percent of the total area. Most of the agricultural area, 81.80 percent, is used for growing perennials and fruit trees. The main economic crops include rubber, oil palm, Thip Phang Nga mangosteen, and durian. The agricultural sector is considered important to help the economy during the COVID-19 situation. As a result, Phang Nga Province was not affected much. and able to overcome the crisis well The provincial gross product or GPP in 2021 has a value of 48,408 million baht, of which 18,054 million baht is in the agricultural sector, accounting for 37.30 percent. In addition, there is also a fishing sector that generates income of 60 percent of the agricultural GPP share. However, Phang Nga Province Has always given importance to promoting and developing the agricultural sector. It has driven the policies of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to provide farmers with job security. Able to raise the quality of life of farmers so that they can eat well.
The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives said that although Phang Nga Province is a tourist city, with millions of tourists coming every year But the agricultural sector is still a career that provides nourishment. Create main income and drive the economy of the province The main income of the farmers comes from rubber, palm oil, fruit trees, and fisheries products. This is the main problem of farmers in the southern provinces. Including Phang Nga Province It will be about the price of agricultural products. Including problems with water resources. and documents of rights to agricultural land This is a matter that needs to be solved quickly and truly integrated. Therefore, relevant agencies have been assigned to speed up the process of seriously solving the problem for farmers and ensuring sustainability.
In this connection, the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives has given 2,450 mangosteen collection/distribution equipment to representatives of mangosteen farmer groups in 7 districts of Phang Nga Province, as well as medical supplies for animal health care. and animal feed minerals, 50 sets, to representatives of beef cattle farmers. Provide freshwater fish species (carp and sultan fish) to 10 farmers and provide subsidies to strengthen local fishing community organizations, 100,000 baht per community, for 4 communities.
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