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ASEAN organic agriculture leader
Sa-Lay-Tay
27 Jun 2022 5:05 a.m.
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Workshop on the draft organic farming action plan 2023-2027 Organized by the Office of Agricultural Economics (NESDB), there are presentations of the successful results of driving the organic farming action plan over the past 5 years (2017-2021).
Can increase organic farming area by 1,515,132 rai, with 95,752 farmers doing organic farming, creating export value of organic agricultural products and products by 5,345.33 million baht.
Major products are rice, durian, mangosteen, young coconut, coconut milk and green tea leaves.
At the same time, elements in the draft organic farming action plan were presented.
2023-2027
The vision is “Thailand is the leader of the ASEAN region in the development of organic agriculture to create value on the basis of sustainable development by 2027.”
In 2027, there must be 2.0 million rai of organic farming area, with not less than 1.3 hundred thousand farmers certified by organic agriculture standards (PGS/ TAS 9000/international standards), and organic agricultural products have an increase of 3% per year.
along with presentations on the development of organic agriculture
That should give importance to training to educate about organic farming
organic farming standards
and the benefits of organic agricultural products through online systems, including promoting farmers and farmers groups, entrepreneurs and start-up to the business of processing to create value for organic products
Raising standards and certification systems for organic agriculture
Emphasis on participatory certification system (PGS). Establish PGS organic agriculture council, as well as promote traceability system.
(Traceability System) to build consumer confidence.
to support the export of organic agricultural products
Along with upgrading Thai organic farming standards compared to international standards such as ASEAN standards (ASOA), etc.
Marketing should focus on promotion. Connecting the community market with the online market to offer products directly to consumers including linking organic agricultural products to the tourism sector Whether it is a hotel and restaurant business, which will lead to upgrading the productivity of farmers.
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