“Narumon” hopes for 2,500 million baht from the central budget to restore agricultural areas.

Narumon", Minister of Agriculture, hopes that the Cabinet will approve the central budget of 2,500 million baht to restore agricultural areas after the floods. Revealed that the budget will be used to procure rice seeds, fisheries, and livestock. Emphasize that preparations are already underway to cope with the floods in the South. Will visit Phetchaburi Province on 31 Oct. Mrs. Narumon Pinyosinwat, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, spoke about the rehabilitation and compensation in the agricultural sector after the flooding problem that for the compensation of farmers, the Department of Agricultural Extension has assessed the damaged areas, which is expected to be completed by the end of October. After that, there will be coordination with the Ministry of Interior and the committees in the area to proceed according to the procedures. The Ministry of Agriculture has expedited the survey process faster than in the past. The procedures of other agencies are the same. The Ministry of Interior and the pr ovinces will take care of this matter. For post-flood rehabilitation, the Ministry of Agriculture has proposed a project to request the use of the central budget, which the Budget Bureau has approved in the amount of 2.5 billion baht. This matter has been proposed to the NESDB meeting, which has now been considered. It has been approved in principle. Most recently, this morning (October 29, 2024), Mr. Pichai Chunhavajira, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, signed the approval of the terms and conditions for spending the money. Therefore, it is hoped that today it will be submitted to the Cabinet meeting as well in order to expedite the rehabilitation of farmer areas and to be in time for farmers' farming cycles. The central budget requested will be used to procure rice seeds to be ready for this planting season. The damaged areas will be as the Ministry of Interior has declared as flood-affected areas. It is emphasized that the project in the amount of 2.5 billion baht will be used to purchase ri ce seeds because most farmers have been affected, followed by problems with fisheries and livestock, respectively. However, the Ministry of Agriculture is still monitoring the flood-affected areas. On October 31, the executives of the Ministry of Agriculture will travel to Phetchaburi Province to prepare to cope with and solve the water problem closely, especially in the southern region because during this time the southern region will face the problem of flooding.-317.-Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency