Food & Fertilizer Technology Center
October 2013
Thai organic agriculture has gone through different stage of development and may have began the growth stage now. The export orientation has been the key pull factor fueling the development but domestic markets appears to play increasing role, especially among the fresh organic fruit and vegetable sector. The private sector’s role in organizing the organic supply chain is key to the success of the Thai organic agriculture but lack of knowledges and skills in supply chain management may become the bottleneck of future development of the Thai organic industries, especially the extension support activities to small-scale farmers. Sharing of knowledges and experiences through various means may help to overcome this constraint. Supporting researches need to be better coordinated to address the needs of the private enterprises organizing the organic supply chains as well as organic farmers.
