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DEMOCRAT PARTY OF THAILAND
75 and Still Working Hard
The Democrat Party of Thailand just celebrated its 75th anniversary. It is the longest-standing political party in Thailand and one of the longest-enduring parties in Asia. Since its founding and up till now, the Democrat Party works in the best interests of the people of Thailand.
strengthen the country’s agricultural sector, and lead Thailand to become the world’s center of quality food and agricultural products through market-driven strategy and data consolidation.
It is undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic is posing a serious threat to global food security and reminding us once again the importance of the agricultural sector. One of party’s most outstanding achievements since it assumed office as part of the coalition government is the income-guarantee initiative for the country’s farming population. In an effort to address the challenges that our farmers have to face and help improve their financial well-being, the Democrat Party pledged to guarantee a minimum income for farmers, targeting five key crops: rice, rubber, tapioca, oil palm, and maize.
With regard to the administration of vaccines, H.E. Dr. Satit Pitutecha, Deputy Minister of Public Health and DP Deputy Leader, has been overseeing the process and working his best to ensure that the targeted priority groups have been inoculated with the vaccine as soon as possible. Then and now, the Democrat Party works to improve the well-being of our people and help the nation overcome the challenges all of us are facing.
Last year, H.E. Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Commerce, and Leader of Democrat Party, together with H.E. Mr. Chalermchai Srion, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, and DP Secretary General, announced that more than 3.6 million agricultural households received the income support during the first year of the initiative. The two ministers also said that they planned to continue to build on this success in the years to come. They also recently launched a new scheme called “(Ministry of) Agriculture produces, (Ministry of) Commerce markets.” This scheme aims to
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