The Agri-food policy research unit develops national, regional, and global partnerships in support of applied economic and policy research and active stakeholder engagement to contribute to policy and program design and communications that is evidence-based and contributes strongly to sustainable and equitable agri-food system transformation in Thailand and Asia. The research unit is equipped with skilled researchers in applied economics and policy analysis in response to issues and challenges in food systems in Thailand, regionally, and globally. The research covers applied economic and policy research including food security, health and nutrition, climate change and climate variability, agricultural risk, bioeconomy, value chain analysis, behavioral economics and transboundary agri-food issues, international trade, regional economic integration and other topics central to understanding agri-food system transformation and guiding policy makers and stakeholders in sustainable and equitable directions through evidence-based policies and programs that are able also to garner needed stakeholder support.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Attavanich, Witsanu
Interested Research Areas
Economics related to: Climate Change; Public Program and Policy Evaluation; Energy; Food; Demand Analysis and Forecasting; Analysis of Dynamic Prices; Applied Econometrics and Optimization; Transportation; Environment
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bunyasiri, Isriya
Interested Research Areas
(1) Agricultural Policy
(2) Rice Market
(3) Poverty
(4) Macroeconomics and International Finance
Assist. Prof. Dr. Duangbootsee, Uchook
Interest Research Areas
(1) Agricultural Policy
(2) Rice Market
(3) Development Economics
(4) Production Economics
Asst. Prof. Dr. Lilavanichakul, Apichaya
Interest Research Areas
(1) Food Economics and Marketing
(2) Demand Analysis
(3) Economics of Food Quality
(4) Industrial Organization
Assoc Prof. Dr. Napasintuwong, Orachos (main researcher)
Interested Research Areas
(1) Agri-food System
(2) Sustainable Agriculture
(3) Bioeconomy and biotechnology
(4) Food security
(5) Women empowerment
(6) Economics of Agricultural Technology and Innovation
(7) Agricultural Science Policy
Assoc. Prof. Parthanadee, Parthana
Interested Research Areas
(1) Logistic and supply chain management
(2) Production planning and scheduling
(3) Inventory management
(4) Applied operations research
Assoc Prof. Dr. Potchanasin, Chakrit
Interested Research Areas
(1) Agricultural Product Marketing
(2) Economics of Agricultural Production
(3) Application of Multi Agent System Model in Agricultural Economics
Assist. Prof. Dr. Sayruamyat, Suwanna
Interested Research Areas
(1) Consumer Behavior
(2) Cognitive Bias
(3) Digital Technology Adoption
(4) Farm Management
Dr. Tanrattanaphong, Borworn
Interested Research Areas
(1) Agribusiness
(2) International trade
(3) Global value chains
1. Mr. Sutthiporn Poolsawas (2009-2011)
M.Sc. (Agricultural Economics)
Thesis: Duration Analysis of Hybrid Maize Adoption in Thailand.
2. Mr. Pakapon Saiyut (2011-2014)
Ph.D. (Agricultural and Resource Economics)
Dissertation: Impact of Changing in Agricultural Population Structure on Thai Agricultural Food Security.
3. Ms. Chompunuch Nantajit (2011-2013)
M.Sc. (Agricultural Economics)
Thesis: Economic Impacts on Land Use Change in Upstream and Downstream Agricultural Area in Mae Sa Watershed.
4. Ms. Thao Trang Tran Hoai (2012-2014)
M.Sc. (Agricultural and Resource Economics)
Thesis: Economics of High Quality Rice in Vietnam.
5. Ms. Noppawong Pavasopon (2014-2016)
M.Sc. (Agricultural and Resource Economics)
Thesis: Thai Consumers’ Willingness-To-Pay for Sources of Origins of Aromatic Rice
6. Ms. Siwabhorn Pipitpukdee (2015-2018)
Ph.D. (Economics)
Dissertation: The Future of Thailand Food Security under Climate Change and Land Use Policy
Post-graduate researchers
1. Mr. Sutthiporn Poolsawas (2014-2015) Hybrid Maize Adoption and diffusion in Thailand.
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1. Seminar on “Social, Economic, and Environmental Impacts of GM Crops”, September 2nd, 2015 Visiting professors:1. Professor Priyarsono, Bogor Agricultural University, 2012
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2020
Tanrattanaphong, B., Baiding, H., and Gan, C. 2020. “The impacts of value chain upgrading on the export of processed food.” Food Policy 93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101906
Pham, D.V., and Napasintuwong, O. 2020. “Genetically modified maize adoption in Southern Vietnam.” International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development 12(2): 114-135. doi: 10.1504/IJTLID.2020.10030481
Pipitpukdee, S., Attavanich, W., and Bejranonda, S. 2020. “Climate change impacts on sugarcane production in Thailand.” Atmosphere 11(4) doi:10.3390/ATMOS11040408
Pipitpukdee, S., Attavanich, W. and Bejranonda, S. 2020. “Impact of Climate Change on Land Use, Yield and Production of Cassava in Thailand.” Agriculture 10(9): 402. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10090402
Pochanasomboon, A., Attavanich, W. and Kidsom, A. 2020. “Impacts of Land Ownership on the Economic Performance and Viability of Rice Farming in Thailand.” Land 9(3): 1-21.
Poolsawas, S. and Napasintuwong, O. 2019. “Speed of hybrid maize adoption in Thailand: An application of duration analysis.” Journal of International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences J. ISSAAS 25(2): 1-13.
Napasintuwong, O. 2020. “Thailand’s maize seed market structure, conduct, performance.” Future of Food 8(2): 33-47. doi:10.17170/kobra-202003241098
Lee, J.Y ., Pavasopon, N., Napasintuwong, O., and Nayga, R.M. 2020. “Consumers valuation of Geographical Indication-labeled food: The case of Hom Mali rice in Bangkok.” Asian Economic Journal 34(1): 79-96. doi:10.1111/asej.12196Pham
Pham, N.T., amd Napasintuwong, O. (2020). “Farmers’ adoption and willingness to pay for certified aromatic rice seed in the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam.” International Journal of Agricultural Management 8(4): 149-157. doi:10.5836/ijam/2020-08-149
2019
https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/pimjournal/article/view/185989
Poolsawas, S. and Napasintuwong, O. 2019. “Speed of hybrid maize adoption in Thailand: An application of duration analysis.” Journal of International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences J. ISSAAS 25(2): 1-13.
Hein, Y., Vijitsrikamol, K., Attavanich, W., and Janekarnkij, P. 2019. “Do farmers perceive the trends of local climate variability accurately? An analysis of farmers’ perceptions and meteorological data in Myanmar.” Climate 7(64): 1-21.
Hein, Y., Vijitsrikamol, K., Attavanich, W., and Janekarnkij, P. 2019. “Economic assessment of climate adaptation options in Myanmar rice-based farming system.” Journal of Agricultural Science 11(5): 35-48.
Mahathanaseth, I., and Tauer, L. W. 2019. “Monetary policy transmission through the bank lending channel in Thailand” Journal of Asian Economics 60: 14-32.
Poolsawas, S., and Napasintuwong, O. 2019. “Speed of hybrid maize adoption in Thailand: An application of duration analysis”. Journal of the International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences 25(2): 1-13.
Saiyut, P., Bunyasiri, I, Sirisupluxana, P., and Mahathanaseth, I. 2019. “The impact of age structure on technical efficiency in Thai agriculture” Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences. 40(3): 539-545.
2018
Athihirunwong, N., Janekarnkij, P., and Sanglestsawai, S. 2018. “Understanding youth motivation for water onion (crinum thaianum J. schulze) conservation in Thailand” Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences 39(1): 42-50.
Lilavanichakul, A., Chaveesuk, R., and Kessuvan, A. 2018. “Classifying consumer purchasing decision for imported ready-to-eat foods in china using comparative models.” Journal of Asia-Pacific Business 19(4): 286-298.
Nantajit, C., and Potchanasin, C. 2018. “Impacts of a Litchi’s marketing alternative policy on land use change in upstream and downstream agricultural area” Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences. 39 (2018) 660-673.
Poltam, S., Kaewrueng, S., Duangpatra, P., Weerathaworn, P., and Sanglestsawai, S. 2018. “Assessment of Biomass Loss and Air Pollution Caused by Pre-Harvest Sugarcane Burning using the Closed Loop Combustion System Model” EnvironmentAsia 11 (2): 1-8.
Tanompongphandh, T., Puttanapong, N., and Rakwatin, P. 2018. “Exploring optimal hedging strategy in Thai rice pledging scheme policy.” International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies 11(3): 198-208.
2017
Brown, M.E., Carr, E.R., Grace, K.L., Wiebe, K., Funk, C.C., Attavanich, W., Backlund, P., Buja, L. 2017. “Do markets and trade help or hurt the global food system adapt to climate change?” Food Policy 68: 154-159.
Napasintuwong, O. 2017. “Development and competition of hybrid maize seed market in Thailand: The roles of public and private sectors” Tropical Agriculture. 94(4): 418-433.
Saiyut, P., Bunyasiri, I., Sirisupluxana, P., and Mahathanaseth, I. 2017. “Changing age structure and input substitutability in the Thai agricultural sector” Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences. 38(3): 259-263.
Sanglestsawai, S., Rodriguez, D. G. P., Rejesus, R. M., and Yorobe, J. M., Jr. 2017. “Production risk, farmer welfare, and bt corn in the Philippines” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 46(3): 507-528.
2016
Attavanich, W., B.J. Schilling, K.P. Sullivan, and L.J. Marxen. 2016. “Measuring the Effects of Preservation on Farm Profits in a Continuous Treatment Setting.” Applied Economics 48(60): 5850-5865.
Attavanich, W. 2016. “Did the Thai Rice-Pledging Program Improve the Economic Performance and Viability of Rice Farming?” Applied Economics 48(24): 2253-2265.
Hoai Thao, T.T., and Napasintuwong, O. 2016. “Farmers’ Willingness-To-Change and adoption of aromatic rice in Vietnam” Journal of the International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences 22(2): 50-65.
Myint, P.L., and Napasintuwong, O. 2016 “Economic analysis of Paw San rice adoption in Myanmar” Asian Journal of Agricultural Research 10(5): 175-184.
2015
Sanglestsawai, S., Rejesus, R.M., Yorobe, J.M., Jr. 2015. “Economic impacts of integrated pest management (IPM) farmer field schools (FFS): Evidence from onion farmers in the Philippines.” Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom) 46 (2): 149-162.
2014
Attavanich, W. and B.A. McCarl. 2014. “How is CO2 Affecting Yields and Technological Progress? A Statistical Analysis.” Climatic Change 124(4): 747-762. Mahathanaseth, I. and Tauer W.T. 2014. “Performance of Thailand Banks after the 1997 East Asian Financial Crisis.” Applied Economics 46(30): 3763 – 3776.
Sanglestsawai, S., Rejesus, R. M., and Yorobe, J. M. 2014. “Do lower yielding farmers benefit from Bt corn? Evidence from instrumental variable quantile regressions.” Food Policy 44: 285–296.
Schilling, B.J., W. Attavanich, K.P. Sullivan, and L. Marxex. 2014. “Measuring the Effect of Farmland Preservation on the Profitability of Farms.” Land Use Policy 41: 84-96.
Schilling, B.J., W. Attavanich, and Y. Jin. 2014. “Does Agritourism Enhance Farm Profitability?” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 39(1): 69-87.
2013
Attavanich, W., B.A. McCarl, Z. Ahmedov, S. Fuller, and D.V. Vedenov. 2013. “Effects of Climate Change on US Grain Transport.” Nature Climate Change 3: 638–643.
Hussein, W., and Janekarnkij, P. 2013 “Determinants of rural household food security in Jigjiga district of Ethiopia” Kasetsart Journal – Social Sciences 34(1): 171-180.
Lilavanichakul, A., and Boecker, A. 2013. “Consumer acceptance of a new traceability technology: A discrete choice application to ontario ginseng” International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 16(4): 25-50.
Poolsawas, S. and Napasintuwong, O. 2013. “Farmer Innovativeness and Hybrid Maize Diffusion in Thailand.” International Journal of Agricultural and Extension Education 20(2): 51-65.
2012
Krualee, S. and Napasintuwong, O. 2012. “Consumers’ willingness to pay for non-GM food labeling in Thailand.” International Food Research Journal 19(4): 1375-1382.
Mahathanaseth, I., and Tauer, L.W. 2012. “Market-power versus cost-efficiency in Thailand’s banking sector in the post-crisis period (1998-2011).” Journal of Asian Economics 23(5): 499-506.
Pookhang, B., Kao-Ian, S., Potchanasin, C. 2012. “Analysis of a sugarcane procurement business system in Suphan Buri pronvince” Kasetsart Journal – Social Sciences 33(2): 253-263.
2011 and earlier
Attavanich, W., B. A. McCarl, and R. Hughes. 2011. “Trade Liberalization, Climate Change Policies, and the Environment: The Growing Interaction and Impact: Discussion” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 93(2): 558–559.
Attavanich, W., B. A. McCarl, and D. Bessler. 2011. “The Effect of H1N1 (Swine Flu) Media Coverage on Agricultural Commodity Markets.” Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 33(2): 241–259.
Suphannachart, W. and Warr, P. 2011. “Research and productivity in Thai agriculture.” Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 55(1): 35-52.
Schreinemachers, P., Potchanasin, C., Berger, T., and Roygrong, S. 2010. “Agent-based modeling for ex ante assessment of tree crop innovations: Litchis in northern Thailand.” Agricultural Economics 41(6): 519-536.
Napasintuwong, O. 2010. “The role of agricultural biotechnology policies in Thailand’s economy.” Asian Biotechnology and Development Review 12(1): 1-19.
Napasintuwong, O. and Traxler, G. 2009. “Ex-ante impact assessment of GM papaya adoption in Thailand.” AgBioForum12(2): 209-217.
