Riding On Waves and Filling the Cracks: Toward an Inclusive and Sustainable Sino-Thai Longan Supply Chain Management in Upper Thailand

Abstract

This paper examines the resilience of the upper Thailand longan supply chain’s management in lens of nominee Sino-enterprises' impact over present and future disruption that caused the weaknesses and strengths of the supply chain. The nominee Sino-enterprises contributed the upper Thailand longan supply chain in terms of promoting the production efficiency and advanced technology utilizing, however, they could also be a disruption in the supply chain while dealing with the future competitions and changing future labor structure of Thailand. The nominee Sino-enterprises have brought both positive and negative impacts to the supply chain, utilize the strengths and avoid the weaknesses of the longan supply chain in upper Thailand would be a strategy of the supply chain riding the waves of nominee Sino-enterprises have brought and filling in the cracks of the future challenges of the supply chain. Therefore, the local, regional and subregional governments should take corresponding policies to achieve inclusive and sustainable development in upper Thailand. Keywords: Nominee Sino-enterprises, Longan supply chain, Upper Thailand, Future Challenges, Policy recommendations

Biocontrol of Fruit Discoloring and Fruit Rot Disease in Longan (Dimocarpus longan) by Using Antagonistic Bacillus spp.

“…Longan production in Thailand bears immense economic significance, with its exports extending across various Southeast Asia nations [1][2][3]. Yet, the enduring challenge of sustaining longan quality persists, besieged by the relentless threats of discoloration and fruit rot diseases, masterminded by the notorious culprits Pestalotiopsis sp.…”