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ADRF Project on Food Security Thailand: Country Case Studies

ADRF Project on Food Security Thailand: Country Case Studies. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yongyout Kachondham, MD. Thai Health Promotion Foundation Asst. Prof. Col. Dr. Nantaporn Viravathana, Ph.D. Phramongkutklao College of Medicine and Office of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Projects.

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ADRF Project on Food Security Thailand: Country Case Studies

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  1. ADRF Project on Food SecurityThailand: Country Case Studies Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yongyout Kachondham, MD.Thai Health Promotion FoundationAsst. Prof. Col. Dr. Nantaporn Viravathana, Ph.D.Phramongkutklao College of Medicine and Office of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Projects

  2. Country Profile • Situated in the Southeast Asian mainland • Covering an area of 513,115 sq.km. • With a coastline ofapproximately 2,700 km. • Population of 63.7 million • A warm and humid tropical country • An agricultural country

  3. Country’s Situation • Economic structure shifted from agricultural sector to industrial sector during the past decade. • rapid transition from a rural to an urbanized and industrialized society • agriculture for commercial purposes instead of household consumption • more food purchased than home produced

  4. Economic crisis in1997: • Layoffs leading to unemployment • Some unemployed return to agricultural sector • Food commodities, both basic and value-added process products are still the major source of export earnings.

  5. Country’s Commitmentfor Food Security the country has prepared itself to maintain its status as a food self-sufficient country as well as a food exporter in Asia and in the world.

  6. Joined the World Food Summit in 1996 at Rome • National Economic and Social Development Plans • Agricultural Development Policies • National Food and Nutrition Plan • His Majesty the King and Royal family’s initiatives: • Agricultural development • Quality of life improvement

  7. Food Security Situation and Trends (From 1991 to 2002) • Hunger and undernourished still exist in some pocket areas of the country. • Overnutrition problem

  8. Food insecurity at household level: • income (purchasing power) • food price • access to the food market

  9. Constraining Facilitating Factors in Achieving Food Security • Agricultural resources • people • arable land • rainfall and artificial rain • irrigation system • coastal area

  10. Researches and technology for improving yields and reducing production costs • biotechnology • genetic engineering • farming system research • Farmer’s Organizations • agricultural cooperatives • farmer groups

  11. Policies and Program to Ensure Food Security • “Self-sufficient Economy” combined with “The New Theory” of His Majesty the King as a guidelinefor earning the livings • A small scale of agricultural education project for children initiated by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

  12. A grass root economic policy: • Occupational Rehabilitation • People Bank • Village/Urban Fund • One Tambon One Product (OTOP)

  13. Transportation networks • construction of 3,440 roads within the villages • Suwannapoom International Airport • Economic Corridor project : link among Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR and Vietnam

  14. Communications for developing the marketing system for distribution of agricultural produce: • establishing internet networks in 6,745 tambons • promoting e-commerce • establishing a cooperative store in 76 provinces

  15. Ensure nutritional and health security: • Universal Health Coverage • Growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) • Supplementary feeding • Food Based Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Thais and Nutrition Flag • Food labeling • Revision of Recommended dietary Allowances for Thais • Public mobilization • School Lunch Fund

  16. Conclusion To achieve household food security • Agricultural development towards the balance between production for commercial purposes andproduction for self-sufficiency. • Nutrition literacy issue.

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