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TOTA and Organic Sector Development
Wanlop PichpongsaThai Organic Trade Association (TOTA)
Organic Asia The Way Forward 30 October 2008
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Agenda
Overview of Thailand organic agriculture Role of TOTA in organic sector
development Lessons learnt/ recommendation Challenges
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Certified Organic 2006
§ 22,550 Ha (0.108% of total arable land) § 7,186 farms (0.141% of total 5.1 m
farming families)
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Certified Organic Produce
Tiger prawns, fishAquaculture
Fa talai joan (Andrographis paniculata) Indian Mulberry, Cissus quadrangularis L.Medicinal herbs
Wild honeyWild products
Dried tom yam seasoning, coconut milk, sugar, tapioca flourFood ingredients
Tea (Thunbergia laurifolia L), dried bael fruits, dried lemongrass, rose teaHerbal teas
Banana, papaya, pineapple, jackfruit, mango, longanFruit
Fresh baby corn Frozen or bottled baby corn, asparagus, okra, salads, tomatoes, Chinese vegetables
vegetables
Soybeans and peanutsBeans
White and brown rice (Hom Mali, Lueang-On, red jasmine)Rice
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Organic Market
§ Start since 1990s with export market§ Domestic started around the same time
with the raise of health concerns§ By 2000s, domestic market started to
regain momentum§ Organic vegetables are the most popular in
the market place for domestic market
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§ Domestic markets, mainly through modern trade, e.g. supermarkets and discount store§ Direct market also exists, e.g. box
scheme (Bangkok) and farmer market (provincial)§ Majority is exported to EU and USA§ Exploring Asian and Pacific markets
Organic Market
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Organic agricultural policy
7.
§ National Committee for Organic Agriculture Development founded in 2007, to design the national strategy which integrates the OA related works of different government agencies.
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Organic Operators
Five types:-§ Single farms (family farms)§ Company s farm (large scale)§ Public project (e.g. Royal project, Surin
Province)§ Growers group with private companies § Growers group with NGOs
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Organic Certification & Regulation
§ ACFS as accreditation body (voluntary)§ Various public CBs e.g. DoA, Rice
department, DoF, DoL (free of charge)§ One national private CB (ACT) § One participatory guarantee system
(NOSO)§ Several foreign CBs working in Thailand
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Which Certification?
Organic Certification in Thailand % of land certified
ACT 37% Northern NGOs 0.3% DOA, Organic Crop Institute 13% Foreign CBs 50%
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Supporting structures: research, education, extension
11.
§ Research: Some, but in many cases did not serve to support OA
§ Education: Very limited§ Extension: Limited
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About TOTA
Thai Organic Alliance Society was founded on 22 April 2004 by 6 founding members. August 2004, TOAS held press
conference against open field trial of GM crop in Thailand. Coordinated with the Department Export
Promotion to exhibit in BioFach in February 2005
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Registered with the Ministry of Commerce as Thai Organic Trade Association (TOTA) in October 2005 by 7 founding members Current members = 16
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Press conference foundation of TOTA
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Major areas of workMarket
Development
Info and knowledge dissemination
Policy
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Market Development
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TOTA has market promotion initiatives in both export and domestic market Export: Trade fair e.g. Biofach Germany,
Thaifex Thailand Trade delegation to meet with potential
customers Domestic: working with leading retailers to
promote organic products
Market Development
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Biofach, Germany
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Biofach, Germany
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Biofach, Germany
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Biofach, Germany
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Biofach, Germany
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Trade delegation to France and UK9-17 September 2007
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Trade delegation to Canada and USAApril 2008
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Organic & Green Fair, Nov 2007
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Organic & Green Fair, Nov 2007
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Organic & Green Fair, Nov 2007
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Info and knowledge dissemination
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TOTA has organised the seminar on organic market in Thaifex, the largest international food fair in Thailand, since 2007 TOTA has been invited to speak in
various seminar with regards to organic agriculture Training for the entrepreneurs/ the private
sector who are interested in going organic
Info and knowledge dissemination
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Growing interest in going organic from the private sector But not know how to start, attending
seminar and conference not sufficient Capacity building training and one to one
consultation required to enable entrepreneurs to go organic
Info and knowledge dissemination
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Importance of organic entrepreneurs
Producers/ Production
Market/Consumers
Organic entrepreneurs
organic entrepreneurs can boost the expansion of organic agriculture by acting as the link between production and market
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Thaifex 2007: Seminar on Organic Business Outlook
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Thaifex 2007: Seminar on Organic Business Outlook
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Thaifex 2008: Seminar on Organic Business Outlook
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Organic & Green Fair, Nov 2007
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Organic & Green Fair, Nov 2007
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Organic training for entrepreneurs, July 2008
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Organic training for entrepreneurs, July 2008
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Organic training for entrepreneurs, July 2008
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Organic training for entrepreneurs, July 2008
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TOTA has become a representative organisation of organic operators of Thailand Appointed as an OA committee of the
Ministry of Agriculture Appointed as a member of the National
Committee for Organic Development
Policy
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Lessons learnt/ Recommendation
Formation of an association of organic operators can crate a greater impact on the organic sector development To increase the numbers of capable
organic operators/ entrepreneurs is one of the key factors to the growth of OA
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Challenges
Given continuing growing demand What will be the impact on OA as
consequence of the financial crisis and economic recession in EU and USA, which is spreading to Asia like Japan, Korea, Singapore?
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สมาคมการค้าเกษตรอินทรีย์ไทยThai Organic Trade
Associationwww.thaiorganictrade.com
Email: [email protected]
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