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Thailand to host talks on global food fight staff writer bday.net 13.3.01 THAILAND is set to host a meeting of agricultural ministers that aims to end the price-dumping of agricultural products on the world market, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday. The plan was unveiled after a meeting between relevant agencies seeking measures to resolve the agricultural issue. The meeting was attended by executives and specialists from the Charoen Pokpand conglomerate. "It gives a chance for Thai ministers to meet with their counterparts. Thailand is ready to host the first round of these meetings in order to avoid price-dumping of each other`s products to stay more competitive" Thaksin said, adding the problem causes farmers in the country to suffer. Thai ambassadors and commercial attaches from various countries are assigned to prepare a database of each country`s agricultural products, both exported and imported. The plan includes bartering for products, and the formulation of strategies for tapping new markets, while introducing Thai agricultural products to world markets. So far a defensive approach used to solve the issue has resulted in state intervention in a pricing-support scheme, Thaksin said, adding those measures failed to help the farmers. As a result, the concerned authorities became committed to formulate an aggressive approach to meet challenges in the future. "We will form the strategic committee on agricultural products comprised of the Commerce Ministry, Foreign Affairs Ministry, Agricultural Ministry, and Finance Ministry. They will meet in advance at least 10 weeks before specific agricultural products enter into the markets," Thaksin said. "The committee will find ways to control the market`s mechanism so farmers will be able to sell their products at a price not less than production costs. The surplus products from household consumption will be earmarked for export in order to draw excess agricultural products out into the market system. After a while, every thing would enter into the system, providing more benefits to farmers," he added. Currently, agricultural products such as rice and tapioca require government support to help with the agricultural price-dumping problem, Thaksin said. According to Suvarn Valaisathien, Deputy Commerce Minister, the state will seek more export markets for its agricultural products. |
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