NHSC members who refuse to ban 3 controversial herbicides should leave the country – Deputy Agriculture Minister

[webfact 78,247]

NHSC members who refuse to ban 3 controversial herbicides should leave the country – Deputy Agriculture Minister

 

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Deputy Agriculture Minister Mananya Thaiseth has warned the 27 members of the National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) to heed the public’s demand for a complete ban on paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, or leave Thailand.

 

A vocal advocate for the complete ban on the import, sale and use of the ttoxic herbicides, Ms. Mananya said today (Monday) that she sent a full report about the substances to Agriculture Minister Chalermchai Sri-on on October 10th and expects him to receive the report in his office Tuesday.

 

She said that she would send the same report to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday after returning from a visit to Brunei and would also report that she had fulfilled his order to form a panel to study the herbicides, and the nine members of the panel agreed unanimously to vote for complete ban on the three chemicals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/nhsc-members-who-refuse-to-ban-3-controversial-herbicides-should-leave-the-country-deputy-agriculture-minister/

 

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,Ms. Mananya said today (Monday) that she sent a full report about the substances to Agriculture Minister Chalermchai Sri-on on October 10th and expects him to receive the report in his office Tuesday.
 
She said that she would send the same report to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday after returning from a visit

Maybe the Deputy Minister should try a courier or even email to speed up report distribution.

[bluesofa 40,185]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Deputy Agriculture Minister Mananya Thaiseth has warned the 27 members of the National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) to heed the public’s demand for a complete ban on paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, or leave Thailand.

It would be nice think they'd even take note of what she's getting at.

 

Edited October 14, 2019 by bluesofa
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[canuckamuck 30,512]

I'll bet she doesn't have to pull weeds in the rainy season.

[FarFlungFalang 8,778]

Well this party was elected to grow weed not kill it.

45 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

I'll bet she doesn't have to pull weeds in the rainy season.

No!Weed not ready until October.Don't want weed killer want weed to grow big and strong with big fat heads.Then she can pull all the weed cones she wants.

[ChrisY1 11,836]

Not leave the country....they should be made to go into the rice fields and spray....without PPE!

[Matzzon 13,661]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

NHSC members who refuse to ban 3 controversial herbicides should leave the country

Yeah, If you have a different opinion than me, thenyou can not stay in the country. The new effective government policy.

[RichardColeman 26,227]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Deputy Agriculture Minister Mananya Thaiseth has warned the 27 members of the National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) to heed the public’s demand for a complete ban on paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, or leave Thailand.

Not unless your envelope is bigger than the one they get already maybe

[canopy 1,927]

1 hour ago, canuckamuck said:

I'll bet she doesn't have to pull weeds in the rainy season.

There are a lot more weeds in the rainy season, but it's actually easier because the damp earth means weeds pull right out, roots and all. In the dry season there are a lot fewer but they get real tough to pull and break off. I have had workers pull weeds at my place for years and years. Never contemplated using any of these awful poisons. So I have a lot of experience for a case study. I have the workers dump all the weeds into a compost bin and the leafy greens make the most excellent potting soil. It is so satisfying to see, feel and smell this beautiful, rich jet black earth it makes. And having some old ladies from a poor village who have no chance of a job come out and make some money is very rewarding for them and for myself to see.

 

[YetAnother 20,392]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

or leave Thailand.

that is not a position based on logic, even thai logic; rather, one of stupidity

[Jimbo in Thailand 821]

Hmmm... where's the herbicide for pesky former illegal-coup leaders and unelected green-uniform members of parliament? Bet it would sell very well!!! 

[newatthis 3,145]

Just for interest sake:

This lady has a bachelor’s degree in the arts from Rajabhat Suan Dusit University.

What are her qualifications, experience etc in agriculture to be able to tell farmers how they are to grow their crop?

The missus and I have a rai for our little bit of hobby farming with manures, composting, no chemicals etc, etc with reasonable success.

But, there's no way in the world  that I would go and tell farmers what to do.

As for the public wanting the ban, where are the figures showing that the majority of Thais want the ban? Not posters here on TVFs, but Thais.

[canuckamuck 30,512]

2 hours ago, canopy said:

There are a lot more weeds in the rainy season, but it's actually easier because the damp earth means weeds pull right out, roots and all. In the dry season there are a lot fewer but they get real tough to pull and break off. I have had workers pull weeds at my place for years and years. Never contemplated using any of these awful poisons. So I have a lot of experience for a case study. I have the workers dump all the weeds into a compost bin and the leafy greens make the most excellent potting soil. It is so satisfying to see, feel and smell this beautiful, rich jet black earth it makes. And having some old ladies from a poor village who have no chance of a job come out and make some money is very rewarding for them and for myself to see.

 

I would have the same story, except workers are hard to get, and we have about 20 rai, nearly all of it hillside, which is pretty hard to manage by hand. We just about manged to get away without spray this year. We will try again next year.

 

[farmerjo 3,363]

13 minutes ago, newatthis said:

This lady has a bachelor’s degree in the arts from Rajabhat Suan Dusit University.

And most likely thinks milk comes from a carton.

[MaxLee 5,408]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

She said that she would send the same report to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday after returning from a visit to Brunei....

The dear PM wouldn't even budge reading, Miss... so sorry.