Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit looks set to propose to the cabinet for its approval a 3-year strategic plan for maize cultivation, aiming to expand the amount of farmland used for cultivating the crop in 37 provinces and put greater focus on increasing farmers' productivity.
Speaking after a meeting of the Maize Policy and Management Committee yesterday, Mr Jurin said the meeting had approved the national maize strategic plan, spanning 2022-24, which calls for an increase in maize productivity during the annual wet season to 1,104 kilogrammes per rai from the current 800 kg per rai and 1,187 kg per rai from 860 kg per rai during the dry season, when there is less water availability within three years.
