Thai farmers and the Farmers' Federation of Thailand demand debt restructuring measures while camping at the Makkawan Rangsan Intersection on Ratchadamnoen Road in Bangkok, Thailand.

Police form barricades to prevent the farmers from reaching the country's
Government House.

Yossawat Chaiwattanasirikul, the group advisor, called on the government to allocate approximately 1.5 billion baht (43.5 million USD) from the Central Fund for the Farmer Rehabilitation and Development Fund (FRDF).

He said the funds will be used to refinance farmers' debts in four state banks: the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, the Government Housing Bank, the Government Savings Bank, and the SME Bank.

Thai farmers pushed through police barricades to reach the country's Government House, demanding debt restructuring measures for their community.

The Farmers' Federation of Thailand gathered at the Makkawan Rangsan Intersection on Ratchadamnoen Road in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday morning March 14.

They pushed through police barricaded in a bid to head to the Government House.

Yossawat Chaiwattanasirikul, the group advisor, has demanded that the government allocate approximately 1.5 billion baht(43.5 million USD) from the Central Fund for the Farmer Rehabilitation and Development Fund (FRDF).

He said the funds will be used to refinance farmers' debts in four state banks: the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, the Government Housing Bank, the Government Savings Bank, and the SME Bank.

Yossawat alleged that the program had received cabinet approval last year, but the FRDF had not yet received the allocated funds.