Cabinet supports growing soybeans

Government House, Cabinet stimulates the grassroots economy. create innovation Help grow Thai soybeans It is hoped that the return will be 3,500-4,700 baht per rai, 2 times more than sticky rice.

Mrs. Radklao Inthawong Suwankiri, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office, revealed that the Cabinet meeting acknowledged the results of the work. Project to stimulate the grassroots economy Innovative campaign to strengthen Thai soybeans Increase farmers' income of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Supports the government's agricultural policy "Market Leads, Additional Innovation, Increases Income" with the goal of giving Thai farmers a better quality of life by producing and selling agricultural products that meet market needs, using technology and innovation to create additional value, reduce costs, and increase Productivity gives farmers a stable increase in income.

The Prime Minister ordered at the Cabinet meeting that soybean is a crop that the world market needs. Including Thailand being dependent on imports up to 99 percent, so soybean is a crop that has many market opportunities. Therefore, increased domestic production should be encouraged to ensure food security. Substitute imports from abroad and create more income for farmers, which "soybean" is an economic crop Can be produced or processed into a variety of products It is also a plant that uses little water and helps nourish the soil. Thailand has a demand for up to 3.2 million tons of soybeans per year, while being able to produce only 2-30,000 tons of soybeans per year.

Currently, the Ministry of Agriculture has joined with the Thai Soybean Food Producers Trade Association Soybean Oil and Rice Bran Producers Association Including soybean farmers working together to study, analyze, research and use modern technology and innovation to promote soybean production to increase yield per rai. Until being able to increase the yield from 267 kilograms per rai to 300-400 kilograms per rai, it was a success. Farmers were able to sell it at a high price, at an average price of 21-24 baht per kilogram. Get a net return of 3,500-4,700 baht per rai, which is 2 times more than the net return of sticky rice.

From driving the above policies and operations Therefore, a project was created in the campaign. “Innovation to strengthen Thai soybeans Increase farmers' income" by the said project The area of Mae Rim District has been selected. and Mae Taeng District Chiang Mai Province which is like the capital of Thai soybeans as a pilot area for the project As a result of the success of this campaign, the Ministry of Agriculture will push Promote soybean farmers to other areas of the northern and northeastern regions which is an important source of soybean cultivation in Thailand.

Source: Thai News Agency