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B.) Limit cropping intensity<br />
• In the past, farmers in flood-prone areas grew floating rice. However, the yield .......<br />
was low. After the development of the short-duration paddy, farmers in irrigated .....<br />
areas began to grow five crops in a two-year time frame. Crops in the Chao Phraya .<br />
River Basin, which are grown in the wet seasons, are always vulnerable to floods...<br />
<strong>and</strong> significant losses are experienced almost every year. There<strong>for</strong>e, the govern-...<br />
ment should discourage farmers from growing more than two crops a year,<br />
particularly in flood-prone areas. To compensate, alternative cropping or other .......<br />
means of livelihood would be necessary, which would require some technical <strong>and</strong> .<br />
policy work.<br />
C.) Research <strong>and</strong> Development<br />
• The government should invest on Research <strong>and</strong> Development (R&D) on the<br />
floating rice with higher yields <strong>and</strong> quality. Floating rice is less vulnerable to flood ..<br />
risk than the short-duration rice, <strong>and</strong> an improved variety of floating rice could be ...<br />
more attractive to farmers than the short-duration rice in flood-prone areas.<br />
D.) Disaster Risk Reduction <strong>and</strong> Management (DRRM)<br />
• The government should improve the weather <strong>for</strong>ecast capacity <strong>and</strong> establish an<br />
effective early warning system. For effective system, local governments with<br />
connected territories must work together <strong>and</strong> become more proactive in providing .<br />
the in<strong>for</strong>mation to the rural farming community <strong>and</strong> fisher folk. This should link with .<br />
action from the recommendations in the DRM chapter.<br />
• The government should support farmers’ adaptation techniques such as changing .<br />
cropping patterns <strong>and</strong> the cropping calendar, <strong>and</strong> improving farm management.<br />
• Strengthen in<strong>for</strong>mation management systems. There should be a compilation<br />
of detailed in<strong>for</strong>mation on damaged agricultural <strong>and</strong> other assets provided by<br />
affected farmers. The government should streamline the procedures of compensa-.<br />
tion claims by asking farmers to file only one single <strong>for</strong>m that contains complete<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation on the impact of disasters. In addition, the government should also ......<br />
initiate a comprehensive disaster in<strong>for</strong>mation system. For example, GISTDA ..........<br />
should be encouraged to carry out an in-depth ground-truthing survey, which will ...<br />
allow the government to validate the damage reported by farmers <strong>and</strong> make more .<br />
accurate estimates of the agricultural production as well as the extent <strong>and</strong> degree .<br />
of real damage <strong>and</strong> losses.<br />
E.) Crop Insurance<br />
• The government has already initiated a crop insurance program in Thail<strong>and</strong>,<br />
however the program still needs momentum <strong>and</strong> increased popularity among Thai .<br />
farmers. Due to the damage <strong>and</strong> losses incurred in this flood, farmers have shown .<br />
a keen interest in participating in such a program <strong>and</strong> expressed their willingness ..<br />
to pay premiums. This opportunity needs to be tapped <strong>and</strong> necessary work needs .<br />
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