Thailand

THAI Agricultural Policies: The Rice Pledging Scheme

Itthipong Mahathanaseth, Kampanat Pensupar
ItthipongMahathanasetha*, KampanatPensuparb a Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand 10900; E-mail address: fecoipm@ku.ac.th b Center for Applied Economic Research, Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University,...
Country: Thailand Topic: Overview of agricultural policy
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Agricultural Policy Development in Thailand

Charuk Singhapreecha
Charuk Singhapreecha Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University   Introduction             This paper examines the policy transition in various stages of Thailand’s economic development. The agricultural and agro-processing...
Country: Thailand Topic: Overview of agricultural policy
11,012
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Economy and Agriculture in Thailand

Charuk Singhapreecha
Charuk Singhapreecha Faculty of economics, Chiang Mai University   Introduction   This paper addresses the role of Thailand’s past and present agricultural sector.  The analysis is focused primarily on agricultural development in Thailand which has accelerated...
Country: Thailand Topic: Overview of agricultural policy
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Chinese Silence about the Failed Thai Rice Deal

Ronald G. Mangubat
Ronald G. Mangubat Information Officer of FFTC   Academicians and exporters believe that there is something very fishy about the Thai government’s rice deal with a Chinese state enterprise, with some saying that the revocation of the deal could be due to the government’s...
Country: Thailand Topic: Others
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Farmers Remain Unpaid by BAAC

Ronald G. Mangubat
Ronald G. Mangubat Information Officer of FFTC   The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives or BAAC in Thailand reportedly has 55 billion baht in liquid assets but its board still refuses to advance money to unpaid farmers who pledged paddy for the current main crop. This...
Country: Thailand Topic: Production policy
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