Political Economy of Thai "Jasmine" Rice

泰国“茉莉花”米的政治经济学研究项目的主要目的是分析泰国“茉莉花”米的历史，香米“考德玛丽105”（占泰国“茉莉花”米交易香米的80%以上）的发展过程，以及泰国政府在泰国“茉莉花”米发展中的重要作用。本课题于2003年重点收集和分析了20世纪50年代泰国水稻选种计划、60年代泰国农民推广考德马利105的历史文献和报告，以及农业研究部、农业推广部、农业经济办公室、商务部等公布的泰国“茉莉花”大米的收成、出口和价格走势的基本统计数据。2004年，首席调查员参加了由泰国大米出口商协会于2004年5月在曼谷举办的“2004年泰国大米会议”，目的是与香港、美国等市场的泰国大米出口商和大米进口商更多地讨论泰国“茉莉花”大米的现状，并获得有关泰国“茉莉花”大米发展的真实和最新信息。继续收集和分析农业研究部、农业推广部、农业经济办公室、商务部等公布的泰国“茉莉花”大米的收成、出口和价格走势等基本统计数据。首席调查员收集并分析了泰国商务部关于加强泰国“茉莉花”大米质量标准的贸易政策文件。在本研究项目的标题中，使用了“政治经济学”一词。其主要原因是，该项目不仅关注泰国私营部门稻米产业的作用，还关注农业政策和贸易政策的作用，以发展泰国“茉莉花”大米的种植和出口。毋庸置疑，泰国农民、泰国碾米厂、泰国大米出口商和大米进口商在国外市场上为发展泰国“茉莉花”大米经济所做的巨大努力是不容忽视的。所以这个研究课题应该是下一步的重点。少

The main purposes of this research project of Political Economy of Thai "Jasmine" rice are to analyze the history of Thai "Jasmine" rice, the process of the development of the fragrant "Khao Dok Mali 105" which accounts for more than 80 percent of the fragrant rice traded as Thai "Jasmine" rice, and the important roles in the development of Thai "Jasmine" rice by Thai Government.In 2003 this research project focused on collecting and analyzing the historical documents and reports on the rice select program in the 1950s, the promotion of Khao Dok Mali 105 for the Thai farmers in the 1960s and the basic statistical data on the harvest, the export and price trend of Thai "Jasmine" rice which published by Department of Agricultural Research, Department of Agricultural Extension, Office of Agricultural Economics and Ministry of Commerce and so on.In 2004 the head investigator joined "Thai Rice Convention 2004" in Bangkok in May, 2004 organized by Thai Rice Exporters Association in order to … More discuss the current situation of Thai "Jasmine" rice with the Thai rice exporters and the rice importers in Hongkong, U.S.A and the other markets, and to get the real and current information on the development of Thai "Jasmine" rice. It has been continued to collect and analyze the basic statistical data on the harvest, the export and price trend of Thai "Jasmine" rice which published by Department of Agricultural Research, Department of Agricultural Extension, Office of Agricultural Economics and Ministry of Commerce and so on. And the head investigator collected and analyzed the documents about Thai trade policies to strengthen the quality standard of Thai "Jasmine" rice by Ministry of Commerce.In the title of this research project the words of "political economy" is used. The main reason for this is that this project focused on not only the roles of private sector of rice industry in Thailand, but also the roles of the agricultural polices and the trade policies in order to develop the planting and exporting of Thai "Jasmine" rice. Needless to say, it is not able to ignore the great efforts of Thai farmers, Thai rice millers, Thai rice exporters and rice importers in the foreign markets to develop the economy of Thai "Jasmine" rice. So this research topic should be focused at the next step. Less