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- This Technology Could Safeguard Thailand’s Food And Economy Security -10356
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- This Technology Could Safeguard Thailand’s Food And Economy Security
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- However, due to severe droughts in the country, Thailand is cutting rice production by about 17% in 2016. As of mid-2015, there were still 960,000 hectares of land reserved for rice crops left barren. Rice yields remain the main source of income for farmers, as well as providing food for a majority of the population. A disruption to agricultural production would have severe effects on the economic and political health of the country. Climate change is expected to continue taking its toll on Thailand’s rice industry as well as global rice production. How can the country keep its rice harvests and economy thriving?