'Peerapan' launches campaign caravan with 'Northern Thailand must be better than this'

Today (Jan 22) 11:00 am at the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party headquarters , Mr. Peerapan Salirathavipak, the party leader and prime ministerial candidate, launched an event related to the party's policy of transforming rice farmers into entrepreneurs. He toured and listened to presentations on the process of processing unmilled rice into milled rice and brown rice, and also visited a coffee booth representing Chiang Mai, a key area of policy direction for the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party.

Following the booth tour, Mr. Peerapan and party executives launched the "Ruam Thai Sang Chart Caravan: Northern Thailand Must Be Better," a campaign caravan showcasing the party's flagship economic and agricultural policies. The aim was to listen to the problems and communicate policies directly to the people in northern Thailand. Rice farmers, community enterprise coffee growers, and ethnic groups enthusiastically participated in the event.

Mr. Peerapan stated that the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party has policies for farmers because Thailand is an agricultural country, and farmers are the backbone of the nation. Therefore, the party has policies to address the problems of farmers. The most significant problem for farmers is production costs, which are currently high, such as fertilizer, a major cost for farmers throughout Thailand. It's ironic that Thailand, an agricultural country, lacks fertilizer. Thailand has abundant raw materials for fertilizer production and is a crucial supply chain. Therefore, we can coordinate with other countries to obtain fertilizer, reducing reliance on foreign countries and thus lowering production costs for farmers.

Furthermore, the party has policies regarding fuel, specifically gasoline and diesel, which are used for machinery and other purposes. Currently, the RTSP supports the production of domestically produced fuel from plastic waste, which will help protect the environment and reduce waste. This will keep the price of domestically produced fuel for machinery and other uses at no more than 25 baht per liter. The party also has policies on water management to prevent future floods and droughts.

Mr. Peerapan added that the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party has two more policies to empower farmers: improving their economic status and transforming them into entrepreneurs. Instead of relying on price guarantees for rice, the plan is to empower farmers to become producers and sellers themselves, transforming unmilled rice into polished rice. This will improve the livelihoods of farmers and include compensation for farmland and solutions to various problems. A special court will be established to resolve farmers' issues, acting as a neutral party without the need for lawyers. The court will be able to summon evidence and legal representation for immediate judgment.

Mr. Narapat Kaewthong, Deputy Leader of the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, stated that the public has placed their hopes on the party to reduce energy costs such as electricity, fuel, and fertilizer. The party also has a policy of liberalizing solar power to lower electricity costs and promoting agricultural income through product processing. This will involve using affordable machinery, currently costing 40,000-50,000 baht, to process unmilled rice into polished rice or brown rice. If the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party forms a government, they will promote and expand small-scale projects into national-level initiatives, providing agricultural tools and machinery. The goal is for farmers to sell rice at 15,000 baht per ton, emphasizing that farmers will become entrepreneurs. They can produce and sell sustainably on their own. Then, Mr. Peerapan struck the ceremonial string six times for good luck to the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, representing the party's number 6.

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