Thailand

CARI-BRIA learning exchange provides Africans with better understanding of the Thai rice value chain

CARI-BRIA learning exchange provides Africans with better understanding of the Thai rice value chain

September 28, 2017

The Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI) and the Bette Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA) held its second cross-continental...

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The SRP in Thailand: Better grain quality, higher incomes, lower production costs, and increased productivity

The SRP in Thailand: Better grain quality, higher incomes, lower production costs, and increased productivity

September 14, 2017

Farmers could gain at least 20% higher incomes as a result of lower production costs, increased productivity,...

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A tribute to the Rice King

A tribute to the Rice King

October 15, 2016

Thai rice farmers are fortunate to have a head of state who does more than offer symbolic...

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Thai agriculture minister visits IRRI to discuss joint work

Thai agriculture minister visits IRRI to discuss joint work

February 18, 2015

H.E. Petipong Pungbun Na Ayudhya, Thailand's Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives...

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Both politics and monsoons can affect the rice market

Both politics and monsoons can affect the rice market

April 1, 2013

Global rice prices have been fairly stable since 2012 after a run up in the first half...

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Global rice trade faces uncertainty in 2013

Global rice trade faces uncertainty in 2013

January 11, 2013

The Rice Trader’s 4th annual World Rice Conference revealed that the global rice market was hinged on...

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The search for direction

The search for direction

July 4, 2011

The global rice market has been in a subdued state since 2010 (Fig. 1), during which time...

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Wild food

Wild food

July 9, 2010

 Rice fields are important for both rice production and the great biodiversity they possess. Paddy rice landscapes...

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IRRI in Thailand

IRRI in Thailand

May 7, 2010

The International Rice Research Institute has had a longstanding relationship with Thailand. The first formal link was...

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Shaking the invisible hand

Shaking the invisible hand

October 20, 2008

Many of Thailand’s 3.7 million rice farmers are unhappy. As the producers of the world’s biggest rice...

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