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#Policies lag as fields burn
"Burning #sugarcane before cutting - known as #preharvest #burning - wasn't part of traditional sugarcane #harvesting in #Thailand. Harvest'g methods changed as sugarcane #plantations hv become #bigbusiness in domestic & #international markets.. capable harvesters hv retired, resulting in a skilled labour shortfall. Meanwhile, to meet strict #deadlines, sugar #farmers resorted to burning e sugarcane to make it #faster & #easier to harvest" 1/2
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2951292/policies-lag-as-fields-burn