Organic soybean production and processing
2001
La-ongdao Saeng-la(Department of Agriculture, Bangkok (Thailand). Field Crops Research Institute. Chaing Mai Field Crops Research Center) | Eisses, Rebecca(Department of Agriculture, Bangkok (Thailand). Field Crops Research Institute. Chaing Mai Field Crops Research Center) | Penkae Nattribhop(Department of Agriculture, Bangkok (Thailand). Field Crops Research Institute. Chaing Mai Field Crops Research Center) | Suthan Pintasen(Department of Agriculture, Bangkok (Thailand). Field Crops Research Institute. Chaing Mai Field Crops Research Center) | Somchai Pa-oblek(Department of Agriculture, Bangkok (Thailand). Field Crops Research Institute. Chaing Mai Field Crops Research Center) | Thewa Maolanont(Department of Agriculture, Bangkok (Thailand). Field Crops Research Institute. Chaing Mai Field Crops Research Center)
At the present time, consumers are becoming more sensitive to the presence of the toxic chemicals in agricultural products. Chemical pesticides also have direct disadvantages to farmers and private development organizations are pressuring farmers to stop using chemical pesticides and use natural botanical pesticides instead, as these are safe for producers, consumers and the environment and make the agricultural system more sustainable. Soybean is one of the number of field crops for which production is subsidized in the government plan of the Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. An organic research and development center will be establish for rice, field crops, horticulture crops and the Royal King's Project or integrated agriculture. This plan is relevant to the policy of exportation as there is growing interest in organic agriculture in many countries in Europe, America and Asia. This may limit the export demand for conventional products. At present, organic soybean experience problems with marketing, price and value-adding (processing). Because there is little domestic production and the price is high, most consumers do not know about the utilization of organic soybean and organic crops in general. Marketing is limited to the specific groups that are already interested in organic products. In addition to the subsidy of production and consumption, processing is one way to target more consumers. There are many conventional soybean products and the same products can be made from organic soybean for sale and trade. Thus, organic products safe fro consumers and increase local work can be distributed throughout Thailand and also sold abroad. Soybean processing at the local level also relevant to the government's one product, one village policy.
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