ARDA cooperate with research partners to organize the 3rd Lanna Wheat Festival "Lanna Wheat Flakes" to show readiness with research that meets the national agenda BCG Model

February 15, 2022, Agricultural Research Development Agency (Public Organization) or ARDA as a research fund for the development of cold-season grain production as a field crop for farmers in the upper north: the expansion of wheat production (3rd year) under a scientific plan Research and Innovation from Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI) organizes the 3rd Lanna Wheat Festival "Lanna Wheat Flakes" organized by ARDA in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Rice Department, Chiang Mai Rice Research Center Samoeng Rice Research Center, and the Mae Hong Son Rice Research Center Maejo University and Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Chiang Mai at Samoeng Rice Research Center Chiang Mai Province, with Dr. Thongplew Kongchan, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives presided over the ceremony and Dr. Suwit Chaikiat, Director of the Agricultural Research Development Agency, said the report.

The event includes activities such as sharing, checking in fields of wheat, barley, and oats, tasting/shopping processed products from cold grains. Demonstration of processing from winter grains Discussion forum on the future of winter grains and their role in the country's economic development according to the BCG model by the Rice Department together with researchers, entrepreneurs, and related agriculture to participate in the discussion

The research project on the development of winter grain production as a back-field crop for farmers in the upper northern region: expanding wheat production (3rd year) aims to solve problems in the area and develop research processes and including technologies such as selecting suitable varieties according to demand Production/processing technology development seed management including the development of eco-tourism In addition, the research project has applied the BCG Model to the winter grain production chain. This will be a holistic economic development. To develop a three-dimensional economy at the same time, namely 1. Bioeconomy, 2. Circular Economy, and 3. Green Economy.