A pilot poverty alleviation programme launched in Roi Et that will be expanded nationwide if successful.
Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Minister Yodchanan Wongsawat said the programme uses science, research and innovation to help low-income households increase their incomes and improve their living standards.
The programme is developed using Provincial Poverty Alleviation Platform (PPAP), which uses local universities as the hub for coordinating assistance with provincial authorities, local administrations and civil society groups.
The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation and the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security are behind the move. Mr Yodchanan said the ministry's PPPConnext database has identified and verified 1,243,449 poor people from 303,444 households in 20 provinces including many who were excluded from the government assistance programmes.
About 3,638 technologies suitable for wider adoption have also been developed through a network of more than 70 universities. They cover food processing, fisheries, agriculture and value-added uses of agricultural waste. Roi Et is selected for the pilot after Roi Et Rajabhat University has identified and verified 53,795 poor residents.
