Bangkok: Minister of Agriculture reveals that the Cabinet is expediting the approval of a budget of 2.57 billion to rehabilitate farmers' careers. Good news for farmers! "Narumon", Minister of Agriculture, announced that this year, large dams can store a lot of water. Farmers can plant second-crop rice. Revealed that the Cabinet is expediting the approval of a budget of 2.57 billion baht to rehabilitate the career of farmers affected by floods. After the water recedes, they can plant a new crop as soon as possible. According to Thai News Agency, Mrs. Narumon Pinyosinwat, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, revealed that this year large water storage reservoirs across the country can store a total of 82% of their storage capacity, with 72% of usable water. This is considered a good amount of usable water, allowing farmers to grow second-season rice twice. Planting is according to the plan of 10 million rai, which is pleasing because farmers will have water to grow second-season rice twice. The Minister of Agriculture also mentioned that the Cabinet meeting approved a guideline to eliminate the burning of stubble, sugarcane, and corn to reduce PM 2.5 dust pollution. The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives will work with the Ministry of Interior to campaign for farmers to stop burning weeds and stubble from agricultural products, both before and after the growing season. The Cabinet approved a central budget of 2.57 billion baht to accelerate the rehabilitation of farmers after the flood receded in 8 projects. This includes the occupational rehabilitation project, which costs more than 2 billion baht, as well as projects to increase the area, improve the irrigation system, and reduce debt burdens, such as reducing interest rates to 3 percent for agricultural cooperative debtors to enter the new crop cycle as soon as possible.
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