Land-grabbing or just hype ?

[Dr.Samai Jai-Indr]

A great debate is going on at the webpage attached, a leading article by Ms.Ekachai of BKKPOST.

Her arguments are quite valid in many respects. It seems that we might have missed the bigger picture of land distribution and the lack of knowledge/knowhow and even proper infrastructure in our neglected agriculture.

 

Samai

 

http://www.bangkokpost.com/blogs/index.php/2009/08/17/stop-hunting-for-foreign-scapegoats?blog=64

Monday, August 17, 2009

Stop hunting for 'foreign' scapegoats

Posted by Sanitsuda Ekachai , Reader : 7279 , 03:47:07

It is one thing to nurse concern for small-scale farmers. It is another thing, however, to make foreigners the scapegoats.

For the so-called backbone of the country, the lack of farmland indeed poses a serious problem to Thai farmers, who are also struggling with indebtedness from the high cost of farm investment amid chronically low prices, while their once fertile soil is rapidly dying due to intensive chemical farming. Should we focus on the root of their problems instead of resorting to xenophobia?

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Dr.Samai Jai-Indr
Energy Standing Committee
House of Representatives