The dynamic tension between public and private plant breeding in Thailand
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This report reviews the development of plant breeding and seed systems in Thailand as part of a six-country study of plant breeding capacity in developing economies. Thailand’s agricultural sector has been built around export markets, and plant breeding has played a key role in maintaining competitiveness in the global market place. At the same time the seed sector itself has become an important industry in the country, producing a dynamic tension between public sector investment and an evolving private-sector capacity in plant breeding. The public sector plays a key role in providing the human capital and research base to underpin continued technical change but within the context of evolving private-sector capacity in plant breeding and seed systems. Thailand is developing as a regional hub for seed production, exporting to other countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Biotechnology is seen as a principal investment area for maintaining Thailand’s competitive edge. However, better linkages are needed between the emerging biotechnology programmes, more-traditional plant breeding programmes and seed systems.