Alternative crops sandbox in the offing

Ministries join forces to develop project

- PHUSADEE ARUNMAS

The Commerce Ministry is collaborating with the Agriculture Ministry to develop a sandbox project to address unsuitable rice-growing areas.

This initiative is expected to concentrate on three specific types of areas: those prone to flooding, those vulnerable to drought, and areas affected by both flooding and drought.

Commerce Minister Jatuporn Buruspat said the two ministries had discussions on establishing the sandbox, with an initial survey identifying roughly 10 million rai of such land.

The plan is to start with pilot areas and select suitable alternative crops for cultivation in those locations.