Thread: Thailand imposes strict ban on imports of cassava blocks

BANGKOK, 3rd June 2018 (NNT) - The Thai government is putting a strict ban on the imports of cassava blocks after reports of mosaic virus spread in Cambodia.

Director General of the Department of Agriculture Suwit Chaikiattiyos has chaired a meeting to discuss the reported spread of mosaic virus in the cassava crop in the Thai-Cambodian border area.

The meeting followed a close monitoring of the situation, as the virus has never been found in Thailand before.

The Department of Agriculture noted that the presence of mosaic virus can mean a high cost for the agricultural sector and the Thai cassava industry.

The cassava mosaic virus has normally been found in such Asian countries as India and Sri Lanka before it was reported in Cambodia.

Thailand has included the mosaic disease in the list of quarantine pests and declared a ban on the importation of cassava blocks or parts that allow vegetative propagation.


National News Bureau Of Thailand | Thailand imposes strict ban on imports of cassava blocks

New on on me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava_mosaic_virus

Originally Posted by misskit

BANGKOK, 3rd June 2018 (NNT) - The Thai government is putting a strict ban on the imports of cassava blocks after reports of mosaic virus spread in Cambodia.

It's not that bad in Cambodia. Is Thailand trying to fix the market?

Hean Vanhan, director-general of the general directorate of agriculture, said the virus has been found in the northern and eastern parts of the Cambodia, but on a small scale.

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/5082521...virus-warning/

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

It's not that bad in Cambodia. Is Thailand trying to fix the market?

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/5082521...virus-warning/

Are you still growing cassava on your extended properties, Prag?

Good luck on that. A large amount of the cambodian crop is smuggled across the border.

However, thailand is a major cassava exporter and any threat will be taken quite seriously.

Originally Posted by HuangLao

Are you still growing cassava on your extended properties, Prag?

I may not be the most educated guy on the forum but I'm not that dumb to farm here.