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50 years of Dairy Development in Northern Thailand
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| Subtitle
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The Thai - German Dairy Project (TGDP)
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| Author
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Prof. J. Langholz, Dr. J. Holm, Dr. N. Nissen
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| Editor or Organisation
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giz
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| Year
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2016
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| Keywords
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milk processing, animal nutrition,
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| Country
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Thailand
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| Type
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publication
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| Language
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English
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| Table of Contents
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1. Historic Background
2. Project Components
3. Thailand's Dairy Sector Today
4. His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej
5. Investing in People
6. Outlook
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| Abstract
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The introduction of the dairy industry in Thailand has been a success. Keeping dairy cows has contributed to the diversification of Thai farming. Producing and selling milk has secured farm income at times of agricultural crop failures. Maintaining, feeding, and milking cows has become an additional source of income for spare farm labor. The
processing industry has created jobs for thousands of employees. Today significantly less foreign exchange is required to import a small range of special dairy products.
The Department of Livestock Development played a key role by encouraging the initial introduction of dairy breeds, artificial insemination, and forage production. Still today the Department continues its strong support for the industry.
Early on the Thai Government recognized the nutritional value of milk, particularly for children. Today about 40 % of fresh milk is used in a countrywide School Milk Program.
The two foreign aid projects, the Thai Danish Dairy Farm at Muak Lek and the Thai German Dairy Project in Chiang Mai, introduced up-to-date methods of dairy farming to smallholders.
His Majesty the King lent valuable support, by demonstrating to the public that keeping dairy cows was an acceptable new occupation. However, most importantly, the Thai farmer is entrepreneurial and had an open mind to this new occupation. His strong business sense helped to make dairy farming a success.
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