Development of the organic product

A plan to promote the trade of organic products has been outlined by the Commerce Ministry.

 The plan aims to increase the manufacture and trade of environment-friendly and healthy products, both food and non-food organic items, for domestic and overseas markets.

 The trade of organic products worldwide has been growing by 20-30% annually and wants to reach 219 million rai by the end of this year.

In Thailand, land devoted to organic farming totalled 118,091 rai in 2009, compared with just 6,281 rai in 1998.

Major organic exports from Thailand are rice, vegetables, processed fruit, and shrimp. The main export markets are the European Union, United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan.

Trade missions and marketing campaigns for big retailers are part of the plan.

The ministry also provides support through its Commerce Intelligence unit, which was organized to improve the market expansion, and links between the production and supply chains.

Source: Bangkok Post