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On 29 June 2026, Mr. Suman Hoimala, agricultural officer of the Rice Science Center, and Mr. Thanet Srisuk, agricultural officer of the Kamphaeng Saen Extension and Training Office, called on Mr. Saneh Saengkham, Chiang Mai Provincial Agriculture Officer, at the Chiang Mai Provincial Agriculture Office, as assigned by the Governor of Chiang Mai, to explain and discuss approaches to implementing the project “Regenerative Burn-Free Rice for Clean Air and High-Value Markets (Clean Air Rice)”, which is being driven in northern Thailand, especially Chiang Mai Province, one of the areas with the most significant fine particulate problems in Thailand.
The purpose of this meeting was to build understanding of the concept and goals of the Clean Air Rice project, which promotes rice production by regenerative agriculture and reduces burning of agricultural residues in paddy fields, an important cause of fine particulate PM2.5 and air pollution in the north, while raising rice production quality in line with consumers who value the environment, health and sustainability.
The Rice Science Center working group presented approaches to developing a network of Clean Air Rice farmers, managing straw and stubble without burning, increasing soil organic matter, reducing production costs, and developing a traceability system and links to high-value markets, to create stable and fair income for farmers.
Views were also exchanged with Chiang Mai Province's executives on integrating cooperation in academic work, research and agricultural extension, to concretely expand the project to farmers in Chiang Mai Province, leading to reduced burning in agriculture, restoration of soil resources and ecosystems, and building a new image for Thai rice as an environmentally friendly product that answers the quality market of the future.
This cooperation is another important step in driving Thai agriculture toward sustainability, relying on cooperation among government agencies, academia, the private sector and farmer networks, to jointly create clean air, reduce smog, and raise the value of Thai rice so it can compete in markets that value socially and environmentally responsible production, sustainably.
Source: Facebook Rice Science Center
