Farming systems research in north east Thailand and the role of the Farming Systems Research Institute

Authors

David A. Ivory, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Australian Co-operation with the National Agricultural Research Project.Follow

Publication Date

11-1986

Document Type

Report

DPIRD Collections

Grains and field crops

Publisher

Department of Agriculture

City

Perth

Abstract

At head of title : Australian Co-operation with the National Agricultural Research Project Thailand.

The North-East region of Thailand occupies about 30 percent of the Kingdom. Within this region, crop production is the most important farming activity, accounting for 80 percent of farm income. The most important crop is rice, which occupies 75 percent of the total crop area. Farmers in the region are generally poor with per capita incomes only 65 percent of the national average.

Number of Pages

71

Keywords

Administration, Thailand, Cropping systems, Thailand Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural research.

Disciplines

Agribusiness

Recommended Citation

Ivory, D A, and Australian Co-operation with the National Agricultural Research Project.. (1986), Farming systems research in north east Thailand and the role of the Farming Systems Research Institute. Department of Agriculture, Perth. Report.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/pubns/120