Thai Cabinet endorses funding for 2 int’l garden festival projects
Thailand’s Cabinet has allocated 6.78 billion baht for the hosting of two International Horticultural Expos in Udon Thani and Nakhon Ratchasima provinces
Bangkok (NNT/VNA)– Thailand’s Cabinet has allocated 6.78 billion baht for the hosting of twoInternational Horticultural Expos in Udon Thani and Nakhon Ratchasima provinces.
The first festival will take place in Udon Thani province. It will span 250,000square metres and will be visited by 3.6 million people from more than 10countries.
The government has set aside 2.5 billion baht for this event. The festival willgo on for 134 days, from November 1, 2026 to 14 March 2027. Bidding for theorganising of this festival is scheduled for January 7.
The second festival, which will be a much larger event, will span 500,000square metres. Nakhon Ratchasima province will place its bid in March. Thefestival will go on for 110 days, from November 10, 2029 to February 28, 2030.
Thailand is among 65 member organisations of the International Association ofHorticultural Producers (AIPH), an organization that officially approves andregulates International Horticultural Expos. Thailand hosted AIPH-recognisedInternational Horticultural Expos twice before in Chiang Mai, in 2006 and 2011./.
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