Ms. Angkana Phutthasri, Director of Office of Agricultural Economics Region 7, Chainat (OAE7), Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE), revealed that the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is committed to promoting the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the agricultural sector under the Agricultural Action Plan for Climate Change 2023-2027. The Ministry has also established development guidelines to support the production of environmentally friendly agricultural products, in line with the National Greenhouse Gas Reduction Roadmap (NDC) 2021-2030, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural production.

The Modern Agricultural Large-Scale Plot (Rice) in Doem Bang Subdistrict, Doem Bang Nang Buat District, Suphan Buri Province, is a successful group that excels in sustainable rice production. This group utilizes modern technology and innovation in rice production and practices environmentally friendly farming practices, earning it the distinction of being the first and only Global Warming Reduction Learning Center in Thailand. The group's primary goal is to produce quality rice while maintaining a sustainable environment. ONESQA Region 7 visited the area to collect data for a research project titled "Studying the Incremental Cost of Greenhouse Gas Reduction in Economic Crops (Mainstream Rice). Ms. Sawanee Phothrang, the group manager, explained that the key starting point was the formation of the "Community Pest Management Center (CPMC)" in 2011 to address the severe brown planthopper outbreak. The group successfully used biological agents (Beauveria fungus) to control the pest instead of chemicals. In 2015, the group evolved into the "Agricultural Product Efficiency Enhancement Learning Center," and in 2016, the group became a large-scale rice field group. Currently, the group has 132 members and covers over 6,000 rai of rice production, cultivating Pathum Thani 1, RD95, RD41, RD85, and RD79 rice varieties. The group utilizes IoT technology, sensors, and soil moisture, temperature, and nutrients to monitor disease and pests, ensuring timely management. This includes the use of satellite maps and agricultural statistics to assist in agricultural land management from planting to harvesting. A key highlight is the application of "4P + 1IPM" technology: P1: laser land leveling; P2: alternate wet-dry rice farming; P3: fertilizer application based on soil analysis; P4: straw processing and stubble ploughing; and finally, 1IPM: integrated pest management.

Currently, the group has applied both knowledge and "4P + 1IPM" technology to rice farming and focused on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This has resulted in the large-scale group emitting an average of 507.88 kgCO2e/rai (kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per rai). This represents a 57.10% difference in emissions from conventional rice farmers, particularly methane (CH4) emissions, which are one of the most common greenhouse gases in rice production. The group's rice farming patterns show that Methane emissions were 428.61 kgCO2e/rai, while conventional rice cultivation in the area emitted 692.12 kgCO2e/rai, a difference of 47.03%. This is due to the group's "alternating wet and dry" rice farming method, which reduces the length of time water is retained in the rice fields, and "laser soil leveling," which allows farmers to more easily control water levels in their rice fields, saving water and significantly reducing methane emissions.

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