This project assesses the feasibility of a contract farming model between Eastern Spectrum Group and Thai agricultural commodity farmers. To achieve this, the team conducted interviews with farmers, performed a content analysis on the interview data, and investigated the practicality of cultivating industrial hemp under a contract farming model. The validation results revealed that with proper support from the company and a trusting relationship, the contract farming model is a feasible and mutually-beneficial solution to reducing agricultural poverty in Thailand.

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Creator

• Hyde, Abigail
• Karmen-Chan, Asha
• Shin, Brian
• Leavitt, Jacob

Subject

• Industry
• Environment
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-032522-144745
• 54261

Palavra-chave

• Poverty Reduction
• Thailand
• Hemp
• Contract Farming

Advisor

• Ault, Holly Keyes
• Sturm, Stephan

Year

• 2022

Center

• Bangkok, Thailand Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Eastern Spectrum Group

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 1 - No Poverty
• 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

Date created

• 2022-03-25

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright