Orachos Napasintuwong

Orachos Napasintuwong

Orachos Napasintuwong received her Ph.D. in Food and Resource Economics from University of Florida in 2004. She is currently Associate Professor at Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Kasetsart University, Thailand. Her teaching and research areas are economics of agricultural biotechnology, economics of agricultural innovation, and production economics.

Her expertise includes rice economy in Thailand and Southeast Asia, seed industry analysis and agricultural technology policy.

She serves as an editor for Applied Economics Journal and Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development and a board member of Agricultural Economic Society of Thailand under Royal Patronage and Executive Committee Member Asia Pacific Agricultural Policy Forum.

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Latest Submission from Thailand

2025.07.10
ABSTRACT Thailand is a tropical country in Southeast Asia with coastlines on both the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, covering a total of 18 provinces suitable for seaweed farming. The most cultivated economic seaweed at present is sea grape (Caulerpa lentillifera), which is cultivated in...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agriculture
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2025.06.23
ABSTRACT Food plays a fundamental role in shaping the population's overall well-being and quality of life. A healthy diet consists of balanced foods consumed in appropriate proportions that support health, prevent disease, and contribute to improved well-being and longevity. Conversely,...
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2024.09.24
ABSTRACT Thailand’s Fourth Biennial Update Report (BUR4) in 2022 highlights that the agriculture sector is the second-largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, contributing 15.23% of total emissions in 2019. Methane from rice paddies accounts for 50.58% of these emissions, while...
Country: Thailand Topic: Climate change
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2024.07.17
ABSTRACT This article explores Thailand's policies aimed at mitigating sugarcane burning, a major environmental concern. Despite efforts like subsidies for fresh sugarcane and penalties for burned sugarcane, burning practices persist due to labor shortages and technological limitations. Key...
Country: Thailand Topic: Climate change
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2024.06.12
ABSTRACT Accessing forest economic, social and environmental benefits is crucial for rural development, particularly in developing countries. Conservation and the sustainability of utilization are existential to the future availability of these resources. There is a relationship between...
Country: Thailand Topic: Forestry
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