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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Agriculture occupies a central place in Lao PDR's economy, yet the sector remains held back by a persistent combination of climate vulnerability, financial exclusion, and weak institutional capacity. Smallholder farmers, who make up the great majority of rural households, face serious...
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Thailand’s rice sector plays a critical role in national food security, rural livelihoods, and export earnings; however, the industry is increasingly challenged by climate change, increased production costs, declining competitiveness, labor shortages, and environmental degradation. As a...
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Thailand’s future food agenda offers an opportunity to move beyond commodity-based agricultural production toward value-added, science-based food innovation. Rice bran, a by-product of rice milling, is a relevant case for this transition. Although often used in low-value applications,...
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Across Asia, climate adaptation strategies that involve large-scale infrastructure and Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) often result in an uneven distribution of risks and benefits. This research examines the designation of agricultural land in western Ayutthaya, Thailand, as designated...
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Thai agricultural extension work has been continuously adapting and evolving for over five decades, progressing from providing immediate assistance to a complex and integrated system, with the ultimate goals of improving farmers’ quality of life and creating sustainability for the Thai...
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.
Affiliation
Deputy department head of international affairs and the chair of agricultural and resource economics international programs at Kasetsart UniversityJob Title
Associate ProfessorE-mail
orachos.n@ku.ac.thLatest Submission from Thailand
Green Finance for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Lao PDR
Sustainable Rice Development in Thailand: Farmer Adaptation and Policy Challenges
Prospects for Thailand’s Future Food: Rice Bran under the Bio-Circular-Green Economy Policy
Distribution of Risk and Ecosystem Service in Flood-retention Zones of Thailand
The Development of Thai Agricultural Extension: From the Foundation to Sustainability with Innovation
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