Thai farmers plea for debt relief if second rice crop again banned

Farmers’ leaders have called for an interest-free debt moratorium of 5-10 years if the government bans the planting of a second rice crop for the third time this year.

Thai Farmers Association chairman Wichian Puanglamjiak on 22 September said if the the government asks  farmers to not to plant second-crop rice during this period, by citing drought, it would be bad news for planters.

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