PM seeks T&G Global partnership for Thai fruit exports

MGR Online•Economy•6d ago

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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul discussed expanding agricultural cooperation and investment with T&G Global in Auckland, New Zealand.

•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul met with T&G Global executives in Auckland, New Zealand.
•Thailand proposes linking high-quality agricultural products and fruits into T&G Global's distribution network.
•The cooperation aims to apply T&G Global's global branding and post-harvest technology to Thai fruits to increase farmer income.
•T&G Global operates in Thailand via T&G South East Asia, established in Bangkok in 2016.

•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his delegation met with executives of T&G Global in Auckland, New Zealand, to discuss investment and cooperation opportunities.
•Thailand aims to integrate high-quality Thai agricultural products into T&G Global's distribution network to expand into regional and global markets.
•Thailand seeks to apply T&G Global's experience in developing apples into global brands to improve Thai fruit cultivation, storage, packaging, and value addition.
•Thailand is positioned as an agricultural trade and distribution hub for the ASEAN market, connecting to over 700 million consumers via infrastructure like Laem Chabang Port and Suvarnabhumi Airport.
•Approximately 6.4 million Thai households, or nearly one-third of the national workforce, rely on agriculture as their primary occupation.
•Both parties discussed research and development cooperation regarding post-harvest management and raw material storage technologies to extend produce shelf life without chemicals.
•T&G Global has operated in Thailand through T&G South East Asia since 2016, with investment promotion from the Board of Investment (BOI) as an International Business Center (IBC).
•Apples constitute the primary business of T&G Global, accounting for approximately 67 percent of its total revenue.

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Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

The Prime Minister who met with T&G Global executives in New Zealand.

Narit Therdsteerasak(นฤตม์ เทอดสถีรศักดิ์)

The Secretary General of the Board of Investment (BOI).

T&G Global

A leading New Zealand horticultural and fresh fruit company operating in over 50 countries.

Board of Investment (BOI)(บีโอไอ)

The organization that provided investment promotion for T&G South East Asia.

T&G South East Asia

The company through which T&G Global operates in Thailand, with an office in Bangkok since 2016.

Auckland(โอ๊คแลนด์)ℹ️

The city in New Zealand where the meeting between the Prime Minister and T&G Global took place.

New Zealand(นิวซีแลนด์)ℹ️

The country where T&G Global is based and where the Prime Minister's delegation visited.

Thailand(ประเทศไทย)ℹ️

The country seeking to expand fruit exports and serving as a hub for the ASEAN market.

ASEAN(อาเซียน)ℹ️

The regional market for which Thailand acts as a trade and distribution center.

Laem Chabang Port(ท่าเรือแหลมฉบัง)ℹ️

A transportation infrastructure site in Thailand used for agricultural distribution.

Suvarnabhumi Airport(ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ)ℹ️

A transportation infrastructure site in Thailand used for agricultural distribution.

Bangkok(กรุงเทพฯ)ℹ️

The city where T&G South East Asia's office is located.