Check Conditions for Farmer Assistance Fund and Procedures to Apply for Rice Field Compensation at 1,340 Baht per Rai

Latest update on developments "Farmer Assistance Fund 2026" Check conditions and application steps "Rice Field Compensation" For storm damage, 1,340 baht per rai, capped at 30 rai per household. Registration method for "new farmers" unveiled.

Progress update "Farmer Assistance Fund 2026" Compensation for rice fields heavily damaged by storms to the point of no recovery. On 26 Apr 2026, MP Home Piyaratch Tiyaprait, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, announced via his Facebook pageFacebookstating that the government is ready to assist farmers whose rice fields are damaged beyond recovery by storms. Farmers can apply for aid under the 2025 Emergency Disaster Relief Fund regulations, with key criteria as follows:

• Farmers must be properly registered.
• The damaged area must be within a declared disaster zone.
• Damage must be verified by survey.
• Assistance is 1,340 baht per rai, up to 30 rai per household.

Key application steps

1. Immediately report damage to community leaders or district agricultural officers.

2. Officials conduct damage assessment.

3. After approval, BAAC transfers funds directly to farmers' accounts.

Check conditions for "Rice Field Compensation" — latest update for 2026

Details on "Rice Field Compensation" available to farmers from the government under the Ministry of Finance's regulations on emergency disaster relief fund 2025, with these main criteria:

1. Farmer registration: Farmers must register or update their registration with the Department of Agricultural Extension before the disaster occurs.

2. Verified damage: Rice fields must be genuinely damaged as surveyed.

3. Location: The area must be within a declared emergency disaster assistance zone.

4. Compensation rate: Rice fields destroyed or damaged beyond recovery receive 1,340 baht per rai, up to 30 rai per household.

5. Application procedure

• Report damage immediately to village headman, community leader, or district agricultural officer after the disaster.
• Damage assessment: Agricultural Extension officials survey actual damage within the specified timeframe.

6. Payment of assistance

Once approved by the district/provincial assistance committee, BAAC transfers the money directly to farmers' accounts at 1,340 baht per rai (not exceeding 30 rai per household).

How "new farmers" can register to receive "Rice Field Compensation"

There are two ways for farmers to register:

1. Report to officials

For existing farmers with existing plots

1.1 Provide information at any district agricultural office.

1.2 Local administrative organizations that are ready and act as supporting units where the farmer's agricultural area is located.

1.3 Provide information through community leaders, village agricultural volunteer representatives (VAOs), or authorized persons.

New farmers and existing farmers adding new plots can report at the district agricultural office where their agricultural activity is located.

2. Self-registration

• Existing farmers with existing plots

2.1 Use the Farmbook Application — for new farmers or existing farmers adding new plots.

2.2 Submit information via the e-Form at efarmer.doae.go.th.

• Required documents (for district agricultural office visits)

1. National ID card (original).

2. Copy of land ownership documents.

3. New farmers or existing farmers adding new plots must present land use evidence (original or copy).

You can check your farmer registration status at the websitehttps://efarmer.doae.go.th/checkFarmerEnter your national ID number and the ID card's back number, then click the green "Check" button.