“Kenika” reveals the Ministry of Agriculture Continuing Thai-Japanese cooperation Move forward, paving the way to expand export market opportunities for all varieties of Thai pomelo. Increase export value
Ms. Kanika Aunjit, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, revealed that the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Discussed with Mr. Hagiwara Hideki, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Export and International Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan. To strengthen academic cooperation and trade in agricultural products between each other even more. And there was an exchange of the status of opening agricultural markets between each other, such as various varieties of pomelo from Thailand.
It was agreed that there should be further discussion in the joint subcommittee meeting. and the meeting of the special joint subcommittee related to agriculture Under the framework of the Thailand-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (Japan-Thailand Economic Partn
ership Agreement: JTEPA) No. 14, which the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives will host the meeting this year.
Ms. Kanika continued that this Thai-Japanese cooperation, if successful, will be considered a reduction of obstacles and a facilitation of trade. Help expand the export of pomelo to Japan. and create trade opportunities for Thai fruits in foreign markets This is good news for Thai pomelo farmers. This will allow Thailand to push and increase the value of exporting all varieties of pomelo to Japan.
Japan is Thailand’s second-largest agricultural export market, with a proportion of exports to Japan accounting for 10.07 percent of the value of agricultural exports to the world. In 2021, Thailand exported to Japan worth 146,717 million baht and in In 2022, the value increased to 170,235 million baht. In the past, the government has continuously promoted the export of Thai fruits to foreign markets. In consultation with Japanese agencies To push the export of all varieties of Thai pomelos.
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e: Thai News Agency