Thailand is the world’s second largest rice exporter. Rice planting area accounts for 44% of Thailand’s agricultural land, 80% of which is located in non-irrigated areas. The northeast is Thailand’s largest rice-producing region, accounting for 43% of the country’s total rice production, followed by the north (31%) and the center (25%). The south only accounts for 1% of the country’s total rice production. However, climate change has had a severe impact on rice production in Thailand, resulting in a decline in rice yields. For example, Thailand’s total rice production is expected to drop 8.6% to 30.7 million tons in 2024 from 33.6 million tons in 2023. Agriculture plays a very important role in Thailand’s economic development. In the past 20 years, Thailand’s agricultural economy has accounted for approximately 8% to 10% of its GDP, with its annual output value exceeding 1.5 trillion baht (approximately US$40 billion).
Thailand is one of the traditional agricultural countries among ASEAN countries, with arable land accounting for 38% of the total land area. It is an important grain-producing area in the world, and the cultivation of other cash crops is also quite developed. However, with the development of Thailand’s economic situation, labor shortage has become a key issue in agricultural production, which will inevitably lead to an increase in the demand for agricultural machinery.
With the establishment of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, on the one hand, it has facilitated China’s export of agricultural machinery to ASEAN countries; on the other hand, it has also expanded the export volume of agricultural products in ASEAN countries and stimulated the agricultural development of ASEAN countries, thereby strengthening Application of agricultural mechanization. According to data from the China Agricultural Machinery Industry Association, the ten ASEAN countries are the traditional markets for China’s agricultural machinery exports. Thailand Agricultural Machinery Exhibition – Thailand Agricultural Expo (Agri Expo) is the best trading platform for Chinese agricultural enterprises to enter Thailand and even Southeast Asia.
1. Exhibition information
Held period: once a year
2. Exhibition scale and influence
Exhibitors: Exhibitors from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Philippines, China, South Korea, Japan and other countries gathered together to showcase their latest technologies and products in the agricultural field.
Professional visitors: The exhibition attracted many agricultural professionals, farmers, agricultural company representatives, etc. from Thailand and Southeast Asia to visit and communicate. The number of professional visitors exceeded 10,000.
Exhibition area: The exhibition is large in scale, with an exhibition area of thousands of square meters, providing exhibitors and audiences with ample space for display and communication.
3. Scope of Exhibits
Agricultural machinery: including tractors, harvesters, rice transplanters, micro-tillers and other agricultural machinery and equipment, as well as supporting equipment such as internal combustion engines and generator sets.
Plant protection products: chemical fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, etc., as well as modern agricultural equipment such as plant protection drones.
Facility agriculture: greenhouse machinery and equipment, irrigation systems, agricultural solar products, etc., demonstrating the trend of facility and intelligence in modern agriculture.
Garden machinery: garden machinery, lawn maintenance equipment, etc., providing professional solutions for the landscaping industry.
Crop storage and processing: silos, grain dryers, grain processing equipment, etc., meet the needs of crop storage and processing.
Agri Thailand, the international agricultural exhibition in Thailand, not only provides a platform for agricultural enterprises in Thailand and Southeast Asia to display products and technologies, but also provides an opportunity for professionals in the agricultural field to communicate and learn. By participating in and visiting exhibitions, companies can learn about industry trends, expand markets, find partners, and promote the innovation and development of agricultural technology. At the same time, the exhibition also injected new vitality and power into the development of Thai agriculture and promoted the integration and integration of Thai agriculture with the international market.