Thailand is ready to join hands with Kasetsart University to deliver high-performance cassava breeding technology

Published 2024년 4월 9일

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In Thailand, the Department of Agricultural Extension, in partnership with Kasetsart University, is spearheading an initiative to promote the cultivation of cassava, a vital economic crop facing a supply shortage despite high market demand. The collaboration focuses on the research and development of clean, durable, and disease-resistant cassava varieties, conducting environmental impact studies and aiming to enhance production efficiency across various plant breeding centers. With a goal to expand cultivation to at least 100,000 rai in the first year, the initiative emphasizes the propagation of superior cassava strains through intensive methods and tissue culture, alongside efforts to certify these clean varieties at a national level.
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Mr. Rapitat Ounchittaphan Deputy Director-General of the Department of Agricultural Extension said that throughout the past, the Department of Agricultural Extension has driven its mission to transfer agricultural knowledge to farmers across the country. Especially in the matter of important factors for cultivation. Using plant varieties that are good, clean, safe and able to produce agricultural products in return in high quantities and with quality. Including factors in preventing and eliminating diseases and pests. To reduce risks that may affect farmers' income. One of the important economic crops of Thailand that the Department of Agricultural Extension is currently promoting is cassava because the market still has high demand for the product. Meanwhile, Thai farmers are able to cultivate produce in quantities that are still insufficient to meet market demand. Department of Agricultural Extension Therefore, we promote and support agricultural extension officers to study ...
Source: RYT9

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