The Rice Department opened a pilot low-carbon rice project in Sam Chuk district, Suphan Buri: 2,000 rai and 400 farmers, using Pathum Thani 1 seed, with the "plant on Mother's Day, harvest on Father's Day" concept. Private buyers Wanna Pop (Wannapob) and Green Cal Thailand will purchase the harvest, and Wave BCG will run carbon-data tracking (MRV) for possible future carbon credits. The goal is to cut costs and add income, with the pilot serving as a model before wider rollout to a target of 1 million rai. For rice farmers and millers, this is an early option, not yet a price or contract change: watch whether the buyer terms and the carbon-credit eligibility become clear before switching land.