Fruit Production in Thailand

Abstract

農業在泰國經濟上扮演相當重要的角色。其中青果及果實製品生產為農業中迅速擴展的產品，並且近十年來，在泰國經濟上佔有愈來愈重要的地位。泰國有許多種熱帶果樹，在過去生產的果實主要供應國內消費，不過目前國外市場對於高品質青果及其加工製品的需求有明顯增加的趨勢。隨著園藝作物在本地及海外市場的競爭增加，產品需要有良好的貯藏性及加強國際間的合作研究。Agricultural sector has played an important rote in Thailand economy. Fresh fruit and fruit products is one of the agricultural sub-sectors that expands rapidly and becomes more and more important to Thai economy in the last decade. There are many kinds of tropical fruits in Thailand. In the past the fruits were produced mainly for domestic consumption. At present, however the demand of high quality fruits and processed fruit products for foreign market recently has increased significantly. With the increase in competition on horticulture crops in local and overseas markets, good strategies in planting the production and the cooperation of research information with international in needed