EXCLUSIVE: What went wrong with THE RICE BILL?
Legislation set for final reading coming week appears to have been gutted of measures to improve production and reward farmers for their hard work and wisdom.
Everyone involved agrees that the rice bill – Thailand’s first legislation aimed at guiding holistic management of production – began with good intentions. But now that it’s sailed through first reading by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), and despite a series of amendments in recent months, the devil is appearing in the details.
Piyaporn Wongruang
