The Executive Committee of the Mutual Fund to Help Farmers (KTB) knocked on the project to help shrimp farmers, year 2023, to compensate farmers for price compensation. White shrimp target 5,000 tons, D-Day today (June 16, 2023) to September 2023, to help farmers have distribution channels and earn more income.

Mr. Udom Srisomsong, deputy director general of the Department of Internal Trade, revealed that according to the group of farmers who raise vannamei shrimp In 10 main production areas, namely Nakhon Si Thammarat, Chanthaburi, Trang, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Satun, Songkhla, Krabi, Pattani, Surat Thani and Samut Sakhon, there were requests to help monitor shrimp prices. because of the past Prawn production in the market In addition, orders from trading partners decreased, market demand slowed down. As a result, the price of vannamei shrimp decreased.

However, on June 16, 2023, the Executive Committee of the Mutual Fund to Help Farmers (TCB) approved the project to help shrimp farmers in 2023, targeting 5,000 tons of white shrimp from today. Until September 2023, which will help shrimp farmers have more distribution channels and earn more from selling through normal channels. Like the project to help shrimp farmers in 2021, the committee to solve farmers’ problems caused by provincial agricultural products (PCP) of each province will determine the start date of assistance. operating guidelines and managed at the provincial level

However, earlier, the Department had a meeting to discuss with 32 shrimp producing provinces and asked the committee to resolve farmers problems caused by provincial agricultural products (PCP) to consider ways to help. and notified the need to the Department. By asking for the allocation of funds from the mutual fund to help the farmers (KhorKorKhor.)

Source: Thai News Agency