Office of Agricultural Economics Region 11 (OAE 11)

Mrs. Sucharee Phicha, Director of the Office of Agricultural Economics Region 1 (OAE1), participated in a follow-up meeting on the implementation of projects under the inspection plan of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives in Inspection Area 15 for the fiscal year 2025 (Round 2). The meeting was chaired by Miss Nonthicha Wannsawang, Inspector-General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives for Inspection Area 15. The Director of OAE1 attended in her capacity as Assistant Inspector-General.

          •         August 4, 2025: At the Alampang Meeting Room, Lampang Provincial Hall

          •         August 5, 2025: Field visits to the Chae Son Herbal Mineral Water Enterprise and the coffee plantations at Ban Pa Miang, Chae Son Subdistrict, Mueang Pan District, Lampang Province

          •         August 6, 2025: At the Meeting Room of the Office of Agricultural Research and Development Region 1, Chiang Mai Province

          •         August 7, 2025: At the Meeting Room of the Office of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Lamphun Province

          •         August 8, 2025: At the Meeting Room of the Mae Hong Son Irrigation Project

On this occasion, the Director of OAE1 reported on the progress of Policy No. 9: Agricultural Services Facilitation, specifically the 2025 Crop Insurance Program. On April 8, 2025, the proposal for the 2025 Rice Crop Insurance Project was approved by the Agricultural Insurance Steering Committee (chaired by the Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives). Then, on June 26, 2025, the National Rice Policy and Management Committee (NRPMC) approved the project in principle. Subsequently, on June 30, 2025, the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) held a Management Committee meeting and resolved to approve the subsidy for insurance premiums for credit customers. The project will next be submitted to the Screening Committee and the BAAC Board of Directors for approval before proceeding to the Cabinet for final consideration.