Kasetsart U develops new fragrant rice to compete with Vietnam

 

 

Thailand’s Kasetsart University (Kamphaeng Saen campus) has developed a new variety of fragrant rice, which is expected to compete favourably against Vietnam’s top-seller.

 

Associate Professor Apichart Wanvichit, director of the Rice Science Centre at the university, today told a news conference, concerning the annual Agricultural Fair, that the new fragrant rice, named Hom Malaiman, was developed from the Riceberry variety.

 

The new variety is soft, fragrant and resistant to disease, he said, adding that it also yields about 600kgs of rice per 0.16 hectares, compared to an average of 400kgs by the Hom Mali variety.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/kasetsart-u-develops-new-fragrant-rice-to-compete-with-vietnam/

 

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Its price you need to compete on, the Vietnamese are selling

their rice a lot cheaper.

regards Worgeordie

It all comes down to price and with thai baht at the moment it wouldnt matter what flavour they come up with they will never learn 

Resistant to disease.   Hmmm.  GMO I assume...

What about making Durian infused rice?