Amid limited rains, authorities thinkabout asking farmers to cut back planting Farmers plant rice seedlings in Phimai district of Nakhon Ratchasima. (Photo: Prasit Tangprasert) A proposition by Thai authorities for farmers decrease rice planting to conserve water following bad rains positions a fresh hazard to international supply after India prohibited some deliveries of the grain. Farmers in the secret Central Plains area have currently planted most of their rice however the federalgovernment is motivating a switch to other crops that requirement less water, stated Surasri Kidtimonton, the secretary-general of the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR). Thailand, the world’s second-biggest rice exporter, is seeing less rain as the nation braces for a prospective dryspell next year as the El Niño weathercondition pattern leads to drier conditions. Cumulative rains so far in the main area is about 40% listedbelow typical levels and the relocation to curb planting of rice is to aid save water for family usage, according to Mr Surasri. “What’s fretting is the El Nino phenomenon might extend right through to2025 We have to strategy acrossthecountry water management wisely,” he stated on Tuesday. So far, rice is being farmed on more than 11 million rai, with farmers who have not yet started planting being advised to either hold-up their prepares or switch to more drought-resistant plants, he stated. Rice rates in Asia rose to the greatest in more than 3 years
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