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.
ABSTRACT
In Thailand, African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak resulted in a 43.35% reduction in swine raisers, especially the very small farm sizes in January 2022. Pig and pork prices rose sharply within a month and the price of meat substitutes rose in the same direction leading to a lack of meat...
摘要
蝦類養殖一直是全球農糧系統中的主要糧食供應源之一。海水養殖蝦產業的快速增長引領了養殖系統的創新和集約式生產，同時也對社會和環境帶來負面的影響。泰國多年來一直是全球主要的蝦類出口國家，90%以上的出口蝦子屬於養殖蝦。為了確保泰國蝦農遵循良好的管理方法，政府鼓勵他們按照國家標準進行養殖並取得認證。此外，為實現永續發展目標（Sustainable Development Goals，SDGs）的政策，特別是第12項SDG目標，要求制定有效的策略，藉以實現更為永續的生產和生態系統，從而建立額外的泰國農業標準。除了產品安全和品質認證外，許多零售商也開始要求對生態友善產品進行第三方認證，...
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Shrimp farming has been one of the major suppliers in the global agri-food system. The rapid growth of marine shrimp farming had led to the innovation and intensive farming system causing negative social and environmental impacts. Thailand has been for many years the leading world...
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Biogas, which is comprised of methane and carbon dioxide, is a renewable energy source that is produced through anaerobic digestion by a consortium of anaerobic microorganisms. Various organic materials, including organic wastes, organic fractions of municipal solid wastes, wastewaters...
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Contract farming has been in existence for many years as a means of organizing the commercial agricultural production of both large-scale and small-scale farmers. Thailand is one of the pioneers in contract farming in Asia. This article reviews the literature related to contract farming...
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
Thai Swine Industry during African Swine Fever Outbreak in Asia
泰國生態友善的水產養殖蝦推廣政策
Policies on Advancing Eco-friendly Aquaculture Shrimp Farming in Thailand
Biogas in Thailand: an Emerging Industry from Agricultural By-products
Contract Farming Regulations and Situations in Thailand
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