Scholar: Thailand not doing enough to promote organic farming

The recipient of this year's Thai Education Council's local wisdom award in agriculture charged that the Bangkok government could do more to promote the changeover from chemical-based to organic farming. The scholar, Thongmor Jamjang, said that the government's practice of encouraging farmers to use organic fertilizer is a start, but more needs to be done. Pilot projects in organic farming have begun in 22 Thai provinces.

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