Being 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 perce...
Klakhaeng, Kaival I.
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Boonmark, Charungsri
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Chainuvat, Chavalvut
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[Cassava extension organization and activities in Thailand]
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Cassava extension organization and activities in Thailand
A pilot project on the use of Farmer Participatory Research (FPR) methodologies with the objective of enhancing farmer adoption of practices that minimize soil erosion in cassava-based cropping systems, was conducted jointly by DOA and DOAE with technical and financial support from CIAT in two si...
Vongkasem, V
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Klakhaeng, Kaival I.
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Hemvijit, S.
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Tongglum, Anuchit
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Katong, S.
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Suparhan, Danai
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[Farmer participatory research in soil management and varietal selection in Thailand]
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Farmer participatory research in soil management and varietal selection in Thailand
For decades a cassava yield stagnation has been observed in Thailand. In addition, current prices of cassava roots and products are highly fluctuating, as they depend on the European Union market's price of cereals, the subsidy of which will be relaxed and will soon disappear. Since 1992 the Thai...
Rojanaridpiched, Chareinsuk
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Phongvutipraphan, Somporn
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Poolsanguan, Piyawuth
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Klakhaeng, Kaival I.
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Vichukit, Vichan
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Sarobol, Ed
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[Varietal improvement and dissemination by Ksatsart University, the Thai Tapioca Development Institute and the Dept. of Agricultural Extension]
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Varietal improvement and dissemination by Ksatsart University, the Thai Tapioca Development Institute and the Dept. of Agricultural Extension