Vegetable industry development of Thailand
Kamon Thippachote Chiang Mai University, Thailand
International Training Workshop on Demonstration and Promotion of Vegetable New varieties and Technologies, Anhui, China
Content of Presentation
Overview of Thailand
Seed industry
Public and Private partnership
Seed hub : Dream in the Future
Tropical monsoon
climate "tropical wet and dry " Forestry and
Mountainous area (North)
Fertile floodplain area suited to wet-rice cultivation “The rice bowl of Asia” (Central) Major Fruit area (East) Rubber production area
(South)
Seed industry
Seed quantity and value export > import
12nd largest seed exporter 3rd largest seed exporter in Asia following Japan and
China
Southeast Asia is the largest export market, 70% of total
seed exports (12,937 tons in 2012)
Seed of maize has the largest trade values
High export vegetable seed : tomato, watermelon chilli,
sweet corn
Value of seed export and import
Value (Million Baht) 4,500
4,000
3,500
Import
3,000
2,500
Export
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
Year
3 0 0 2
4 0 0 2
5 0 0 2
6 0 0 2
7 0 0 2
8 0 0 2
9 0 0 2
0 1 0 2
1 1 0 2
2 1 0 2
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Highest seed export
Value (Million Baht) 2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
Maize Tomato Watermelon Chilli Sweet corn
500
-
Year
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Export to China
1. Convolvulus 2. Chinese cabbage (Pai chai) 3. Chinese mustard 4. Maize 5. Coriander 6. Yard long bean 7. Chilli 8. Cucumber 9. Bitter guard 10. Water melon
Seed business
Seed company (185)
18.4%
5.9%
R&D
R&D (34) Contract seed production (11) Trading (140)
Contract seed production
75.7%
Trading
12.5%
Multinational
Thai seed company
87.5%
Export company (80) Multinational (10) Thai seed company (70)
Information : Thai seed trade association (Thaista)
Multinational company
Thai seed company
ทิศทางอุตสาหกรรมเมล็ดพันธุ
์ในไทย
Thai seed cluster
Seed hub (5,000 MB. in 2016)
MB. : Million Baht : 30,872 USD
Public Private partnership
NSTDA seed program contribution for seed hub
: National Science and Technology Development Agency
Suitable seed production areas
OPPOTUNITY
No sevear natural disasters
Demand from Domestic and Foreign market
Multicrop all a year
Climate suitable for seed production (Tropical Vegetable)
