Thailand

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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THAI Good Agricultural Practice

Chainarong Ratanakreetakul, Roongnapa Korpraditskul
ABSTRACT In Thailand, GAP; Good Agricultural Practice for fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) had been actively strengthened during 2004-2012. During that period, GAP provided by Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives was developed to support government policy: kitchen of the world. Global...
Country: Thailand Topic: Food security and safety
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Using Sanitizer and Fine bubble Technologies to Enhance Food Safety

Pitirat Klintham, Sasitorn Tongchitpakdee, Wannee Chinsirikul, Warapa Mahakarnchanakul
ABSTRACT Fine bubble is defined as the small bubbles with a diameter ranging in micro and nanoscale.  The sizes of micro bubble are smaller than millimeter and have distinctive properties.  The applications of micro bubbles technology has been successfully proved in waste water...
Country: Thailand Topic: Food security and safety
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