By Bennett Haynes, Alternative Agriculture Network – Esan |
<p>Ubon Ratchatani, Thailand – As the 9th National Plant Protection Conference begins today in Ubon Ratchatani province, northeastern Thailand, the Alternative Agriculture Network – Esan (AAN) has prepared a statement on the current crisis surrounding the use of agrochemicals in our food system. For more background information, please read our recent reports on Carbofuran and Kudchum District.</p>
By Bennett Haynes, Alternative Agriculture Network – Esan |
<p>Yasothon, Thailand, 18 October 2009 (AAN) – There is currently 41 tons of Furadan (Carbofuran) sitting in the Kudchum district agriculture office storage silo. Local government officials claim that farmers are demanding the free distribution of Furadan and have enlisted village headmen to sign up local rice and cassava farmers to immediately receive Furadan and other chemicals, in order to address what they are calling a “natural disaster” created by plant disease in both crops.</p>