Thailand 's Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry is offering the nation 's farmers access to low - cost loans and made - to - order fertiliser via two bang Rath ( farmers ' cooperative ) projects . Under the dollar ( $ 3bn ) schemes , Kaset Sukjai cards can be used at more than 25,000 participating stores to purchase capital of THB30,000 with a discounted purchase rate of 10 % , compared to a market rate of 7 % . In addition , farmers can use the cards to purchase fertiliser tailored to their soil conditions .
Thailand's Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry is offering the nation's farmers access to low-cost loans and made-to-order fertiliser via two Pracha Rath (Peoples' State) projects. Under the THB93bn ($3bn) schemes, Kaset Sukjai cards can be used at more than 25,000 participating stores to access capital of THB30,000 with a discounted interest rate of 3%, compared to a market rate of 7%. In addition, farmers can use the cards to purchase fertiliser tailored to their soil conditions.