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700 organisations petition Thai government to push for a ban on hazardous agrichemicals
The petition of 700 organisations forming a network to push for a ban on the use of hazardous agricultural chemicals in Thailand was received yesterday by Mr Krisada Boonraj, the Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives, on behalf of the Thai Prime... Read More »
Official Statement of the Network in Support of Banning Dangerous Chemicals
We are calling for the government and the Hazardous Substances Control Bureau to immediately and unconditionally ban paraquat and chlorpyrifos and restrict the use of glyphosate. The Advisory Committee of the Hazardous Substances Control Bureau is... Read More »
Thailand's Pathway to Regulation of Three Dangerous Chemicals
What has been happening on Thailand’s road to banning and regulating three dangerous chemical pesticides? Since 2016, Thailand Pesticide Alert Network (Thai-PAN) has been campaigning with researchers in the fields of public health and the... Read More »
A Look Inside the New Office
We are excited to share that we are in the process of moving to a new office location this month. The move to our new centre known as “Growing Diversity Park” or GD Park for short, will give us more space not only for our ongoing work but for new... Read More »
Little Chef for Change
The “Little Chef” team from BioThai Foundation’s Food for Change project, along with the Thai-PAN team, joined the 10th National Health Assembly on 20-23rd December 2017. Attending the event enabled sharing information about the chemical residues... Read More »

Topical Issues

The movement to oppose Big Business’ draft GMO Bill has begun again. Will this be the last time?
If this draft bill is successfully passed by the Cabinet, this government will be the...
November 14,2015
Thailand at a crossroads, will we head towards organic farming or choose the path of the GMO?
Up until 1 October 2015, member states of the European Union (EU) are entitled to not...
October 12,2015
Reasons to oppose Thailand’s draft Biosafety Bill
The news that Thailand’s draft Biosafety Bill has been withdrawn from deliberation in...
August 20,2015
Corporate profits pay for pro-GMO science
Whoever can control and monopolise our seeds, can hold the food and agricultural syst...
November 27,2014
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Open letter to Thai Prime Minister from concerned scientists regarding open-field testing and commercialisation of GM crops
A recent attempt by the Thai government to consider allowing for an open-field testin...
November 9,2014
Seeds corporations take advantage once again - pushing for GMOs under a military government
You may remember that back during General Surayuth Chulanont’s administration, seeds...
October 20,2014

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Will collecting seeds for replanting be made a crime ?
The Department of Agriculture (DOA) appears to be using the period of mourning to qui...
October 9,2017
Impacts for farmers and consumers of amending the Plant Varieties Protection Act
April 11,2016
Warning to Thai government: Stop meddling with the Plant Protection laws
This was the warning given by a former Minister of Public Health who knows all about...
April 11,2016
Goverment support for organic farmers-simply hot air
Based on statements issued by the interim government of Thailand and related agencies...
September 29,2015
Special Economic Zone for big business?
September 27,2015
Recommendations to resolve problems with Thailand’s rice pledging scheme
1. Short-term proposals Prosecute the politicians and crony networks accused of co...
February 7,2014

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Impacts of the Thai-EU Free Trade Agreement on plant varieties, biodiversity and food security
If Thailand accepts the intellectual property law in the course of the negotiations f...
February 22,2015
picture from Food Security Assembly 2014
Food security at a time of political and economic crisis
1. The Political and Economic Crisis This year, our annual conference was organised...
July 8,2014
About the rice we eat
For many weeks already, there’s been a vibrant discussion about the rice that we eat...
July 11,2013
If we want a good food system, we must build it ourselves (Part II: Focus on consumers)
By the food we eat, can we change the world (or not)? In my previous post, I talke...
March 11,2013
If we want a good food system, we must build it ourselves (Part I: focus on farmers)
Just recently, an article was published in Prachatai Online newspaper entitled “Organ...
March 11,2013
Route 304 – Food highway: it’s the new rice and succulent fish season!
Industrial development, promoted under the National Economic and Social Development P...
January 14,2013

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700 organisations petition Thai government to push for a ban on hazardous agrichemicals
The petition of 700 organisations forming a network to push for a ban on the use of h...
June 7,2018
Official Statement of the Network in Support of Banning Dangerous Chemicals
  We are calling for the government and the Hazardous Substances Control Bureau to im...
May 23,2018
Official Statement of the Network in Support of Banning Dangerous Chemicals
We are calling for the government and the Hazardous Substances Control Bureau to imme...
May 23,2018
Statement on the Decision by the Hazardous Substances Control Bureau on 23rd May 2018
The Network in Support of Banning Dangerous Chemicals, composed of 369 organizations,...
May 23,2018
Thailand's Pathway to Regulation of Three Dangerous Chemicals
What has been happening on Thailand’s road to banning and regulating three dangerous...
April 5,2018
grass frog; photo credit: https://pxhere.com/th/photo/1384679
Risk to Consumers: Paraquat Residues found in Aquatic Life in Nan Province
The Department of Biology in the Faculty of Science at Chulalongkorn University has i...
March 15,2018
Thai PAN has published the results of their second...
Thai PAN has published the results of their second round of testing on chemical pesti...
October 7,2016
Growing Diversity Shop&Cafe
Join Us for the Grand Opening of Growing Diversity...
Our FoodforChange project is celebrating the opening of its own shop on Monday, May 7...
May 1,2018
Thailand's Pathway to Regulation of Three Dan...
What has been happening on Thailand’s road to banning and regulating three dangerous...
April 5,2018
A Look Inside the New Office
We are excited to share that we are in the process of moving to a new office location...
February 14,2018
Update from Chiang Mai: Community Maize Breeders
Members of the Maize Breeders’ Cooperative group in Phrao District, Chiang Mai Provin...
January 6,2018
Thailand at a crossroads, will we head towards org...
Up until 1 October 2015, member states of the European Union (EU) are entitled to not...
October 12,2015
Thailand’s freedom seeds network: Can Jack face th...
Seeds in the hands of the corporations Seeds are the basis of agriculture and our f...
January 28,2015
700 organisations petition Thai government to push...
The petition of 700 organisations forming a network to push for a ban on the use of h...
June 7,2018