Thailand

Horticulture Innovation Lab in Thailand

The Horticulture Innovation Lab Regional Center at Kasetsart University is based in Thailand, serving as a hub for horticulture innovation for Feed the Future focus countries in the region — including Bangladesh, Cambodia and Nepal. Research projects conducted in partnership with this regional center and its Kasetsart University partners have addressed topics such as teaching design and innovation processes, evaluating low-cost postharvest technologies, and local seed system improvements.

Horticulture demonstrations in Thailand at the Kasetsart University regional innovation center supported by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture

Horticulture Innovation Lab Regional Center at Kasetsart University

Based in Thailand, this regional hub for horticulture innovation serves other Feed the Future focus countries in the region including Bangladesh, Cambodia and Nepal.

This page includes links to Horticulture Innovation Lab research projects, major partners and partner organizations based in Thailand, along with blog articles and information products with a focus on horticulture in Thailand.

USAID Information

USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia

Project

Evaluating cooling and drying technologies in various climates in Tanzania, Ghana, Honduras, Guatemala, Thailand

Led by Lizanne Wheeler, World Food Logistics Organization

This research project is a series of studies comparing cool storage tools and solar dryer designs.

Honduras, Guatemala, Tanzania, Ghana, Thailand

Young man holds jar of seeds and drying beads in vegetable seed repository in Nepal.

Introducing new seed storage technologies in Nepal, Thailand, India

Led by Kent Bradford, University of California, Davis

High quality seeds of improved vegetable varieties are essential to enhance the production of annual horticultural crops.

Nepal, Thailand, India

Professor, staff member and student gather around machine in a workshop setting.

Designing for horticulture development with D-Labs in Honduras and Thailand

Led by Kurt Kornbluth, University of California, Davis , UC Davis D-Lab

Innovative horticultural technologies hold potential to aid in reducing poverty, improving nutrition and health, and improving sustainability and profitability of horticulture activities.

Honduras, Thailand

Developing energy solutions for horticultural production in Honduras and Thailand

Led by Kurt Kornbluth, University of California, Davis , UC Davis D-Lab

Among the most promising disruptive technologies for application to horticulture are those that address the uses of energy in the production, marketing, and processing of horticultural crops.

Honduras, Thailand

Women seated on a mat sort through labeled packets of seeds

Strengthening indigenous seed systems in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam

Led by Rick Bates, The Pennsylvania State University

Informal seed systems provide access to locally adapted indigenous crops and constitute an essential component of sustainable production for resource-poor farmers.

Thailand, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam