The government praises Korat farmers. Cut fresh sugar cane instead of burning it. Get quality sugarcane at a good price and help reduce PM2.5 dust. Ready to invite farmers all over the country to reduce burning.

Ms. Kanika Aunjit, Deputy Spokesperson for the Office of the Prime Minister Mentions the case of Korat farmers in many areas. Be alert to the current PM 2.5 dust situation. This is the sugarcane crushing season. Farmers are gradually harvesting sugarcane production. They mostly focus on cutting fresh sugarcane instead of burning it. Normally, the harvest season coincides with the dense PM 2.5 dust situation. Cutting fresh sugarcane will not only solve the dust problem, but It can also make you sell sugar cane at a good price. and has quality because sugarcane will be sweet Importantly, sugarcane leaves and tops can also be sold as fuel for biomass power plants.

Ms. Kanika further said that the government by the Minister of Industry He praised sugarcane farmers in Korat, saying it was a pilot and a good example for farmers in other provinces. Let there be awareness and work together to reduce burns. Because it makes the production worthwhile. Reduce costs and solve dust problems as well. If farmers help each other like this across the country, it will be a sustainable solution to another root cause of PM 2.5 dust. And from the results of the Cabinet meeting (Cabinet), there was a resolution approving financial support for cutting fresh sugarcane in the project to support sugarcane farmers. After cutting good quality fresh sugarcane to reduce PM 2.5 dust, sugarcane farmers will receive financial support for cutting fresh sugarcane at 120 baht per ton. It is estimated that there are 140,000 sugarcane farmers participating in the project to help relieve the suffering of sugarcane farmers who will start Payment can be made in January 2024.-316.

Source: Thai News Agency