Srettha is traveling to check the provinces of Isan.
According to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, the authorities is intensifying efforts to address concerns about decreased rain and drought brought on by the El Nino weather sensation, which is having an impact on Thailand’s agricultural industry.
He claimed that the government had placed a high priority on the agricultural business and people’s well-being, particularly on issues related to business expansion, increasing farmers’ income, improving farming efficiency, lowering production costs, encouraging exports, and ensuring adequate food supplies for local consumption. He made this claim after addressing the special cabinet meeting on Thursday.
He added that he had given the Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister instructions to collect data on El Nino, including the impacts, and that this information must be taken into particular consideration when putting measures in place to support the planting sector.
He added that actions will then be implemented to address problems and that the effects of El Nino will be discussed at the upcoming cabinet meeting on September 13.
Starting now, he promised to conduct a two-day examination trip to the Northeast’s Khon Kaen, Udon Thani, and Nong Khai to assess the situation and gauge regional concerns.
Nevertheless, Mr. Srettha stated that he has urged cabinet members to cooperate closely with government representatives and to treat them with respect because they are crucial in transforming state policies into actionable results.
According to him, Cabinet officials must make sure that the development and career development processes for officials are fair and open.
He also emphasized the government’s complete land, waterway, air, and rail transportation infrastructure development policy.
According to him, the Bangkok mass-transit booking system will be integrated for the benefit of passenger convenience, and a suitable suffer policy will also be taken into account in accordance with the current budget.
The Federation of Thai Industries’ head, Kriengkrai Thiennukul, stated that the drought condition, which is expected to get worse this year, is worrying the private market.
According to him, the amount of rain that fell between January and July was unusually low across the board, with the Central Plains Region seeing a 40 % decrease in rainfall compared to what it typically sees during the rainy season.
He claimed that as of July, waters levels in rivers across the nation were at an all-time low, particularly in the Central Region and the West, with low rates resembling those found in 2015 during the country’s extreme dryness.
” This is a significant problem that the government needs to address. If the situation arises once more, it will have a[ negative ] effect on both people and the industrial, agriculture, and tourism sectors, he said.
From later this year to early next year, the state must prioritize efforts to combat drought and its effects on agriculture, he continued.
To avoid another water shortage hitting industrial plants like we experienced a few years ago, he said,” it may speed up pond construction jobs in the East, like the Khlong Wang Tanod Reservoir in Chanthaburi.”
El Nino may harm the agricultural industry, according to Visit Limlurcha, chairman of the Thai Future Food Trade Association and vice chair of a Thai Chamber of Commerce.
Rice, tapioca, rubber plants, corn for animal feed, fuel palms, and fruit are among the crops that El Nino is most likely to harm the most.
Mr. Visit continued by saying that Brazil’s sugar harvest as well as Thailand, India, and other countries’ production of sugar may be significantly impacted by El Nino.
Mr. Visit forewarned that all of this might result in a sharp rise in glucose prices worldwide.