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BAAC grant 4 million farmer credit card offering extra benefits to farmers across the country [2015-06-17]

The government launched the second phase of the farmer credit card scheme boosting the number of cards to 4 million. The cards now offer extra benefits and condition to cover all farmers.

14 July 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra launched the second phase of the farmer's credit card scheme boosting the number of cards to 4 million in front of over 15,000 farmers at Nonsila school, Buri Rum province. While BAAC as the issuer is now ready to issue 4 million cards to all farmers.


Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the government’s urgent policy is to distribute credit cards to farmers. Under the scheme's first phase, the cards were restricted to the purchase of fertilizer, seeds, pesticides and fuel from participating suppliers registered with the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives. The first phase of the project, which was launched in July last year, about 2 million cards were issued only to the rice growers. For the second phase the range of farmers who can benefit from the scheme will be broaden to cover all farmers, herdsmen and fishermen with additional privileges for card users, such as yearly health check-ups, accident insurance and grocery purchases. The farmer credit cards aim to provide easy lines of credit creating supply security, financial security and life security for Thai farmers.


President of Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives Mr. Luck Wajananawat said the bank currently issued over 2.57 million cards with a total credit line of 57.61 billion baht and the cards usage over 10.51 billion baht. The number of shops and suppliers participating in the project is over 5,572 stores with certified as Q shop for 253 stores. In addition BAAC also procure fertilizer to farmers as the government policy to reduce the production cost to farmers holding the farmer credit cards as amount of 400,000 tons with 25 suppliers participated. Currently the fertilizer is sold over 191,000 tons which is 47.81%.
 

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