Thailand

Foreign Labor in the Thai Agricultural Sector

Sirawitch Rattanaprateeptong
ABSTRACT Exploitation in Thai agricultural sector employment is severe. Workers face poor working conditions as well as receiving a daily wage lower than the minimum wage. Labor protection does not apply well because the majority of workers in the Thai agricultural sector are illegal immigrant...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Smart Platform for Precision Agriculture in Thailand

Tanee Sreewongcha, Sutkhet Nakasathien
ABSTRACT A SMART platform is a farming management system that monitors the variations of crop, environment and farmer practices in each farm upon a combination of satellite or drone images, sensor technologies, mobile applications, positioning technology, and the Internet of Things. The SMART...
Country: Thailand Topic: Smart agriculture
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PGS: Roadmap to Promote Organic Agriculture for Smallholders in Thailand

Apichart Pongsrihadulchai
ABSTRACT Organic agriculture is a farming practice which is currently increasing very rapidly globally due to the increase in demand for safe, healthy and environmentally friendly foods. However, the share of organic farming is still very low compared with conventional farming. The major...
Country: Thailand Topic: Overview of agricultural policy
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Rice Economy in Northeast Thailand: Current Status and Challenges

Orawan Srisompun
ABSTRACT The northeastern part of Thailand is a significant area for quality rice cultivation, but it is constrained in topography, labor, and climate variability, resulting in low yield, high production costs, and unstable income. The proper policy option to settle such problems is the...
Country: Thailand Topic: Overview of agricultural policy
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The Challenge for Thai Sugarcane Farmers

Thanaporn Athipanyakul, Kitti Choonhawong, Chakrit Potchanasin
ABSTRACT Thailand is ranked as the second-largest net exporter of sugar in the global market. The sugarcane and sugar industry in Thailand plays a major role in its economy in terms of job-creation for Thai citizens and international trade. Therefore, the Thai government has promoted this sector...
Country: Thailand Topic: Production policy
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