DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Booth no. G15  | Country : Thailand

NIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DOA) IS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY UNDER THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND COOPERATIVES OF THAILAND. ESTABLISHED ON OCTOBER 1, 1972, THE DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON CROP PRODUCTION, PLANT PROTECTION, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION INPUTS. 

THE DOA CONDUCTS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, DEVELOPS AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES, AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE CROP PRODUCTION, IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN REGULATING AGRICULTURAL INPUTS, PROVIDING LABORATORY TESTING AND ANALYTICAL SERVICES, ESTABLISHING AND IMPLEMENTING AGRICULTURAL STANDARDS, AND SUPPORTING THE CERTIFICATION OF PLANT-BASED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TO MEET INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. 

 THE DOA IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING INNOVATION, CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY, PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT, AND STRENGTHENING THAILAND'S AGRICULTURAL SECTOR THROUGH RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER.