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The
fertile and well watered plains of Thailand have blessed
the people with more than enough rice, maize, and other
crops, establishing Thailand as the "rice-bowl"
of Southeast Asia. The country has approximately 51
million hectares of land, which can be broken down into
17,17,10, and 7 million hectares for the north, the
northeast, the central part, and the south, respectively.
About 21.8 million hectares are reserved as the national
reserved forests. The cultivated area represented about
20.8 million hectares, of which 11.9 million hectares
are used for growing rice, 6.7 million hectares for
upland crops, and 2.2 million hectares for perennial
crops. |
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Livestock |
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Livestock
is the second most important subsector within the
agriculture economy in terms of value added. Livestock
production is closely related to the crop production
system and is characterized by joint products and
services.
During
the last decade, commercial pig raising farms have
gradually been developed in provinces around Bangkok,
using intensive fattening methods with high quality
swine and catering to more discerning markets. Thailand
exports live hogs and fresh frozen pork, mostly to Hong
Kong and Japan. |
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Among
the sub sectors within the livestock sector, the broiler
industry has become the most important in terms of export
earnings. Chicken production has been on the increase, too. In
1989, Thailand exported 110,567 tons of frozen chicken, 18.4 per
cent more than expected, mostly to Japan. New finished or semi-finished
chicken products such as chicken balls and sausages, are also
helping to boost Thai exports. |
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