Members of the Maize Breeders’ Cooperative group in Phrao District, Chiang Mai Province, are currently planting maize in order to breed new varieties of corn well-suited to the local area. In the process, they are developing skills in corn breeding, under the training and guidance of Dr.
A recent attempt by the Thai government to consider allowing for an open-field testing and commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) seeds raises concerns from the Thai National Farmer Council and over thirteen civil society groups, including the Alternative Agriculture Network, the Confeder
