Type | Report |
Title | Thailand’s progress in agriculture |
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Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2011 |
URL | http://www.developmentprogress.org/sites/developmentprogress.org/files/resource_report/thailand_report_-_master.pdf |
Abstract | Thailand has been successful in its agricultural development. During the past half century, the country has undergone much of the transition from a rural agrarian to an urban and industrial economy, with high growth rates and major reductions in poverty and hunger. While, as expected, agriculture has declined in relative importance, Thailand has become an Asian New Zealand: a leading agricultural exporter, able to produce a range of tropical produce at costs as low as any in the world. Thailand is a prime example of successful agriculture development in an industrialising country. This paper reviews the experience over the past 40 years and draws out policy lessons. |
» | Thailand - Agricultural Census 2003 |