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Published on September 3, 2007

Anant Phusitthikul, secretary-general of the office, said the plan would focus on reducing the income gap of farmers and also allocate 1.5 million rai to 100,000 farmers for development. In addition, Alro will manage land in 600 communities nationwide in such a way as to ensure development for 78,000 farmers.

The office is also preparing a plan for land reform in 500 districts covering eight million rai for development as farm land.

To encourage farmers, the plan is will set up knowledge centres in 800 targeted areas covering 8,000 farmers. It will also set up 30 agricultural estates covering 90,000 rai to work closer with and directly support farmers.

Anant added that the government wanted to encourage farm restructuring by creating tripartite cooperation in the form of contract-farming agreements. The strategy targets 200 districts nationwide and expects 5,420 farmers will be involved.

The development plan also aims to increase the number of young farmers in the government's land-reform areas by targeting 1,000 schools nationwide.

The office will promote royal-initiative projects which will apply community-enterprise management to ensure farmers receive training in marketing and finding funds.