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Table 10: Agriculture sector – Summary of government’s compensation plan in agriculture sector, limitations and recommendations
Crops
Problem Government Responses Limitations Recommendation
Loss of crops
and inability
to grow in the
regular season
Damaged
lands
Higher price of
inputs
- Government compensation for 100%
damaged production (unlimited
amounts of land)
- Rice: THB 2,222 /rai
- Crop Fields: THB 3,150 /rai
- Permanent Trees: THB 5,098/rai
- Partial damaged, the compensation is
THB 2,549 /rai
- With landslide, the compensation is
THB 7,000/rai, maximum of 5 rai
- THB 400/rai for cleaning up the lands,
maximum of 5 rai
- Government promises to provide
seeds to farmers i.e. 10 kgs of rice
seeds for 1 rai with a maximum of 10
rai.
- Unclear policy of
who will receive the
compensation whether
farmers (tenants) or
land owners
- Lack of transparency of
implementation plans
- Mixed quality of
inputs provided by the
Government and the
private sector
Livestock
- Target distribution of the
compensation to vulnerable
farmers
- Limit the maximum amount of
compensation
- Provide support to fill administrative
request forms
- Strengthen the monitoring
process by involving Non-
Government agencies
- Ensure reasonable quality of
inputs to serve the farmers’
demands
- Provide seedlings to shorten
the growing season, if possible
Loss of livestock
Higher cost of
inputs
Livestock’s
illness
The amount of compensation varies
depending on the types of the stocks
and their ages e.g.: Swine: less than
1 month: THB 1,200 / head, more than
1 month: THB 2,500 / head, maximum
of 10 heads per each farmer
- Providing veterinarian services and
supplements to the livestock
- Currently no compensation
for the declining
health and production
of the livestock, e.g.
cow milk production
- No distinction between
compensation for damaged
assets and loss
of income
- Ensure access to veterinarian
services
- Assist in the reconstruction
or compensation of damaged
barns of broilers, swine, etc.
- Provide assistance to fix
machinery
Loss of fish
stock
Higher price of
inputs
- All fish lost: THB 4,225/rai, maximum
of 5 rai
- Shrimps, Craps and Crams: THB
10,920/rai, maximum of 5 rai
- Fish caged: THB 315/sq.m, maximum
of 80 sq.m
Fisheries
- Current compensation
focuses on cash, not
input support
- Provide breeder fish for farmers
from other provinces
- Provide quality fisheries
inputs to restart during the
new season
Debt
- BAAC introduced 3 years’ debt suspension
and extension for new loans
for up to maximum of THB 100,000
Overall
- The new capital is
limited to the existing
collateral.
- Farmers continue to
have informal debts
- Provide emergency flood
relief loans with utmost flexibility
Damaged
machinery
- The government has established
a “fix it” center to help fix damaged
machinery
- The program does not
cover the costs of machinery
spare parts
- Provide financial assistance
to cover some parts of machinery
and equipment
General recommendation: Strengthen existing community cooperatives or local organizations to 1) monitor the government’s
implementation processes to distribute the compensation packages; 2) assist farmers to receive better information
for completing the administrative requirements; and 3) disseminate information for alternative crops, breeds or
alternative career options to improve their livelihoods.
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