Thailand is an agricultural country where agriculture is a very important part of the economy.
Thailand expanded exports of agricultural products and also imports fertilizers and pesticides
intensively. Pesticides are used widely in agriculture and trade of agricultural products to
increase agricultural yield and to protect plant from diseases, weeds and insect damage
(Department of Agricultural, 2010). Since pesticides were first imported into Thailand under
the “Green Revolution Policy” as part of the 1st National Economic and Social Development
Plan in 1966, the total amount of imported pesticides has dramatically increased year by year.
Most pesticides used in the country are imported (Department of Pollution Control, 2005), and
the quantities of imported agricultural pesticides have increased 3 times from 1994 to 2005,
reaching more than 80 thousand tonnes in 2004. Pesticides are applied in the highest quantity
in vegetable and fruit farming, where market pressure for appearance is higher. In 2000,
organophosphates contributed the majority of imported pesticides followed by carbonates and
organochlorines; most were herbicides, followed by insecticides, disease control agents and
plant growth regulators (Department of Pollution Control, 2002).
Thailand is an agricultural country where agriculture is a very important part of the economy.
Thailand expanded exports of agricultural products and also imports fertilizers and pesticides
intensively. Pesticides are used widely in agriculture and trade of agricultural products to
increase agricultural yield and to protect plant from diseases, weeds and insect damage
(Department of Agricultural, 2010). Since pesticides were first imported into Thailand under
the “Green Revolution Policy” as part of the 1st National Economic and Social Development
Plan in 1966, the total amount of imported pesticides has dramatically increased year by year.
Most pesticides used in the country are imported (Department of Pollution Control, 2005), and
the quantities of imported agricultural pesticides have increased 3 times from 1994 to 2005,
reaching more than 80 thousand tonnes in 2004. Pesticides are applied in the highest quantity
in vegetable and fruit farming, where market pressure for appearance is higher. In 2000,
organophosphates contributed the majority of imported pesticides followed by carbonates and
organochlorines; most were herbicides, followed by insecticides, disease control agents and
plant growth regulators (Department of Pollution Control, 2002).
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