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Rice industry wake-up call
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/12/2023
» Thailand's Hom Mali fragrant rice variety was voted the world's best rice in seven out of 14 annual competitions held by the International World Rice (IWR) conference, including in 2020 and 2021. However, last year, the top award went to Cambodia's Phka Romdoul at the IWR conference that was held in Phuket.
Hard days ahead for rice
News, Editorial, Published on 08/06/2020
» Thailand is among the world's largest rice exporters. For many years, the country held the global crown for rice exports except last year when it was beaten by India.
Make Thai rice great again
News, Editorial, Published on 25/11/2019
» The failure of Thailand's signature jasmine rice, Thai Hom Mali, to win back the World's Best Rice award two years in a row, is a wake-up call for the government to start taking Thailand's rice development seriously.