Cassava extension organization and activities in Thailand

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dc.creatorKlakhaeng, Kaival I.
dc.creatorBoonmark, Charungsri
dc.creatorChainuvat, Chavalvut
dc.date1995
dc.date2017-06-20T09:02:04Z
dc.date2017-06-20T09:02:04Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:37:40Z
dc.descriptionBeing easy to grow and drought tolerant, cassava is a popular crop among Thai farmers, particularly in the Northeast and East. The area planted annually is 1.28-1.60 million hectares. Because of drought and infertile soils in these areas, cassava yields average only 13-14 t/ha with about 18 percent starch. The price of fresh roots is about US$28-30/tonne. In the past only the local varieties were grown all over the country. In 1984, a better variety, Rayong 3, was introduced to the farmers. It is characterized not only by high yield but also by high starch content. Later, other new varieties have been released by the research institutes and universities. The government has therefore allocated a budget to multiply and promote new cassava varieties. This long-term program started in 1993 and will continue until 1998. Due to changes in the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Economic Community, the government policy makers expect that the cassava price in the EEC will decline. The government is therefore making an effort to reduce the cassava area by promoting the production of other perennial crops. Also, a large government budget has been provided to survey the potential area for cassava crop substitution. The future target of our program is for average cassava yields to increase to about 14.5 t/ha, while the recommended varieties will be cultivated in about 20 percent of the total cassava area by 1998
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/82393
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/83679
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceKlakhaeng, Kaival; Boonmark, Charungsri; Chainuvat, Chavalvut. 1995. Cassava extension organization and activities in Thailand . In: Howeler, Reinhardt H. (ed.). Regional Workshop Cassava Breeding, Agronomy Research and Technology Transfer in Asia (4, 1993, Trivandrum, Kerala, India). Cassava breeding, agronomy research and technology transfer in Asia: Proceedings . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Bangkok, TH. p. 135-146.
dc.subjectmanihot esculenta
dc.subjectextension activities
dc.subjectinnovation adoption
dc.subjectvarieties
dc.subjectproduction costs
dc.subjectcost benefit analysis
dc.subjectextensión
dc.subjectadopción de innovaciones
dc.subjectvariedades
dc.subjectcostos de producción
dc.subjectanálisis de costos y beneficios
dc.titleCassava extension organization and activities in Thailand
dc.typeBook Chapter

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