Showing steady and continuous growth in output and value added since the early 1960s, Thailand’s agriculture and plantations sector has been a major contributor to national income and the fight against rural poverty. With its products renowned throughout the world, particularly its rice, Thailand has also been an important international granary...
Producing far more food than the country’s population consumes domestically, Thailand’s agro-manufacturing industry is a major export sector and is home to a number of large operations run by some of the world’s largest food processors. Of the $28.88bn in agro-manufactured products exported in 2011, sugar accounted for the greatest value at $16.85bn...
Lending credence to the promotional campaign that markets Thailand as the “Kitchen of the World”, the agricultural sector does indeed supply global kitchens with a great many products. Thailand is the world‘s largest producer of shrimp, processed chicken and canned tuna, and it has developed a reputation for turning out high-quality food products...
The government’s Renewable and Alternative Energy Development Plan 2012-21 is relying heavily on the agricultural sector to provide inputs for non-traditional fuels. To meet the aim of having 25% of energy consumption from renewable sources by 2021, the state has put in place targets of 9m litres per day of ethanol and 5.97m of biodiesel, plus 25m...
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