Thailand

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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Case Studies of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) of Farmers in Thailand

Khin Yadanar Oo
Case Studies of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) of Farmers in Thailand Khin Yadanar Oo Center for Applied Economic Research, Kasetsart University Thailand Abstract There have been growing environmental and health concerns associated with modern agriculture. The farmers’ agricultural...
Country: Thailand Topic: Food security and safety
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Changes in the Agricultural Labor Force of Thailand and the Impact of the Alien Workers on its Economy

Kampanat Pensupar, Khin Yadanar Oo
Abstract Agriculture was once an engine in the economic growth of Thailand. However, the employment in agricultural sector has been declining and the dependence of economy on agriculture has declined since a few decades ago. Thailand has transformed to be an industrialized country from an...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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