Mr Somkid, seated right front, and Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit, seated left front, paint Japanese bento to promote Thai tourism in Hokkaido on Nov 8. "Acquisition costs for smart machinery in the farm sector are quite high, so the government needs to design proper solutions to entice more machine manufacturers to lower their prices," he said. "Thailand can apply Hokkaido's farm and tourism development to upgrade community tourism and generate revenue in the agriculture sector," he said. Hokkaido has successfully created a linkage between tourism and the farm sector, attracting 235,000 Thai visitors in 2018. "Japan is an ageing society, with the number of young workers in the farm sector dwindling," he said.

Source: Bangkok Post November 25, 2019 23:59 UTC