Thailand

Agricultural Intellectual Property Protection in Thailand

Surawit Wannakrairoj
ABSTRACT Technology creation is a key element determining a country’s position in the competitive global arena. In Thailand, the intellectual property protection has been viewed as a tool for developed countries to gain business advantage over less developed countries. However, legislation...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural extension system
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Smart Farmer Development Project in Thailand

Hnin Ei Win
INTRODUCTION The Smart Farmer Development project was introduced to 12.6 million farmers in 2013. It is one of the development projects under the Ministry of Agricultural and Cooperatives’ (MOAC) policies. The main objective of that development project is to improve the livelihood of the...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural extension system
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Production of Bovine Meat in Vietnam – Opportunities for Exporting Thai Livestock

Dang Xuan Phi
INTRODUCTION With the increased demand for meat of bovine animals (beef and buffalo meat), Vietnamese producers need to be more strategic in their plans in order to be proficient to supply local demand. They also need to compete with foreign imports.  Quantity of bovine meat per capita in...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Climate Change and Effect on Rice Production in Thailand

Nguyen Thi Phuong
INTRODUCTION Today, the threats and challenges of the environment operating on food production are not limited to each country or region but most often than not, manifest on a global scale. One of the major challenges of our times is climate change—the continuing increase An ADB Report in...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural risk management
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Crop Insurance in Thailand

Hnin Ei Win
Introduction Although rice covered 48.70% of the total cultivable land (FAOa, 2011) in the country, the yield was low compared with other countries which occupied a small arable land for rice due to natural disasters. Furthermore, the agriculture sector only contributes 8.6% to the GDP while...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural risk management
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