After a series of protests, Thailand’s lychee growers are getting aid from the government to counter the plummeting price of their harvests.
The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) on Thursday announced each of its local provincial chambers across the country would buy at least 1 tonne of lychees to help boost prices.
The chambers would then distribute the fruit locally, reported Thailand’s The Nation.
The TCC head office will also buy 6-10 tonnes.
TCC chairman Dusit Nontanakorn said the initiative was aimed at aiding farmers primarily in the Chiang Mai and Phayao provinces, where most of the lychee production is focused.
