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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2018.04.26
摘要 稻米無疑地是亞洲重要的糧食和經濟作物。泰國米是全球市場公認的優質農產品,其品質主要受到稻米品種特性所影響。稻米品種的研發和改良為泰國政府最重要的任務之一,但公部門投入稻米品種改良的資金並不多。基改和雜交稻米等先進技術的使用限制以及國際種原資源的商業化限制降低私部門投資的誘因。本文旨在概述泰國米育種的歷程和現況,討論議題包含稻米種原資源取得、合作研究計畫以及保護智慧財產權的相關政策和法規。 關鍵字:研發、投資、稻米、政策、育種 泰國米研發 泰國米育種歷程 1855年與英國簽訂的鮑林條約(Bowring Treaty)開啟泰國與外國商人之間的國際貿易;隨後,泰國米的出口量增加,...
Country: Thailand Topic: Overview
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2018.04.26
INTRODUCITON In Thailand, there are mangrove forests along the coastal areas. They play a major role in the ecosystem. They also protects the coastal environment by reducing the erosion and the striking of heavy waves and strong winds along the coast (Pumijumnong, 2014). Moreover, mangrove forests...
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2018.04.18
ABSTRACT Highlanders in Thailand are diverse not only in ethnic origins but also in their endowment.Ecosystems, land, labor, capital, culture and experiences are sometimes very different, making highland development a daunting task.This paper highlights diversity among highland communities and...
Country: Thailand Topic: Rural development
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2017.12.08
INTRODUCTION Maize is an important agricultural product in Thailand which is being used for both food and feed industries (Poramacom, 2013). In the 2016-2017 crop year, the forecasted production of maize was 4.06 million tons from the forecasted planted area of 1.04 million hectares. The...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agribusiness
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2017.11.30
INTRODUCTION Rubber was cultivated in Thailand since the 1990s. Thailand became the top producer and exporter of natural rubber in the world since that time. This is because the climatic condition is favorable for rubber cultivation in the country. Additionally, effective and innovative...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agribusiness
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