GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES FOR RICE

1 thai AGRICULTURAL STANDARD TAS 4401-2008 good AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES FOR rice National Bureau of AGRICULTURAL Commodity and Food standards Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives ICS ISBN 978-974-403-560-8 UNOFFICAL TRANSLATION thai AGRICULTURAL STANDARD TAS 4401-2008 good AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES FOR rice National Bureau of AGRICULTURAL Commodity and Food standards Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives 50 Phaholyothin Road, Ladyao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Telephone (662) 561 2277 Published in the Royal Gazette Vol. 125 Section 139 D, dated 18 August (2008) (2)Ad hoc Sub-Committee on the Elaboration of standards for rice 1. Ms. Ngamchuen Kongseree Chairperson 2.

2 Representative of the Cooperatives Promotion Department Mrs. Nuanpen Panpitpad 3. Representative of the Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce Mr. Korkiat Viriyakitpattana 4. Representative of the Department of Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce Mrs. Jintana Chaiyawannagal Ms. Suthatsanee Rajruangrabin (alternate) 5. Representative of the Office of the Consumer Protection Board Mr. Nirote Charoenprakob 6. Representative of the the Office of AGRICULTURAL Economics Ms. Grittiga Akanittapichat Ms. Nalinrat Supawan (alternate) 7. Representative of the National Bureau of AGRICULTURAL Commodity And Food standards Mrs. Oratai Silapanapaporn Mr. Pisan Pongsapitch (alternate) 8.

3 Representative of the Bureau of rice Research and Development, rice Department Ms. Kunya Cheaupun 9. Representative of the Bureau of rice Production Extension, rice Department Mr. Chanpithaya Shimphalee Ms. Julmanee Pithucharurnlap (alternate) 10. Representative of Kasetsart University Assoc. Prof. Wanchai Chanprasert 11. Representative of the Bank for Agriculture and AGRICULTURAL Cooperatives Mr. Sumon Wootipwan Mr. Wanchai Siriwattanatrakul (alternate) 12. Representative of the Marketing Organization for Farmers Mr. Sawai Suwhattikul 13. Representative of the Board of Trade of Thailand Ms. Korbsook Iamsuri (3)14. Representative of the thai rice Growers Association Mr. Suwan Katawut Mr. Pralong Pirom-yu (alternate) 15.

4 Representative of the rice Exporter Association Mr. Vichai Sriprasert 16. Representative of the thai rice Mills Association Mr. Watthana Rattanawong Mr. Surat Chokprajakchad (alternate) Mr. Vinai Nguenkuakul (alternate) 17. Experts Mr. Parkpian Arunyanart Technical Expert Ms. Kunnika Naklang Technical Expert Ms. Wannakorn Intarasatit Technical Expert Mr. Prasert Markprasert Farmer Representative Mr. Pramote Wanichanont Private Enterprise Representative 18. Representative of the Office of Commodity and System standards , Secretary National Bureau of AGRICULTURAL Commodity and Food standards Ms. Namaporn Attaviroj 19.

5 Representative of the Office of Commodity and System standards , Assistant Secretary National Bureau of AGRICULTURAL Commodity and Food standards Ms. Saowapan Palasuwan (4)Thailand is the world major producer and exporter of rice . The establishment of this standard is important to significantly promote and encourage the quality and safety development of the rice production in order to be accepted for both domestic and international trade. Therefore, it is deemed necessary for the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to establish a standard on good AGRICULTURAL Practice for rice . This standard should be used as a guideline to farmers in their rice cultivation and postharvest PRACTICES and also applied as criteria to certify the production process at farm level for food safety of the consumers and promoting rice exportation.

6 The establishment of this standard is based on the information of the following documents: rice Department 2551 (2008). Quality Management System Manual: GAP of rice . rice Department , Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. 2546 (2003). thai AGRICULTURAL Commodity, good AGRICULTURAL Practice for Food Crops. ( ). National Bureau of AGRICULTURAL Commodity and Food standards . Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. 2546 (2003). thai AGRICULTURAL Commodity, good AGRICULTURAL Practice for thai Hom Mali rice ( ). National Bureau of AGRICULTURAL Commodity and Food standards . Remark: The standard title has been revised from thai AGRICULTURAL Commodity and Food Standard (TACFS) to thai AGRICULTURAL Standard (TAS) in accordance with the enforcement of the AGRICULTURAL standards Act 2551 (2008).

7 NOTIFICATION OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON AGRICUTURAL COMMODITY AND FOOD standards SUBJECT: thai AGRICUTURAL COMMODITY AND FOOD STANDARD: good AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES FOR rice 2551 (2008) The resolution of the 1/2551 session of the National Committee on AGRICULTURAL Commodity and Food standards dated 11 August 2551 (2008) endorsed the thai AGRICULTURAL Commodity and Food Standard entitled good AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES for rice for the benefit of development of AGRICULTURAL commodity and food which is safe and in accordance with the standard. By virtue of the Cabinet Resolution on Appointment and Authorization of the National Committee on AGRICULTURAL Commodity and Food standards dated 5 August 2551 (2008), the Notification on thai AGRICULTURAL Commodity and Food Standard entitled good AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES for rice is hereby issued as voluntary standard, the details of which are attached herewith.

8 Notified on 14 August 2551 (2008) Prisana-nantakul Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Chairperson of the National Committee on AGRICULTURAL Commodity and Food standards TAS 4401-200 thai AGRICULTURAL STANDARD good AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES FOR rice 1 SCOPE This thai AGRICULTURAL Standard applies to the good AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES for rice , which has the scienctific name of Oryza sativa L. in the genus of Gramineae or Poaceae. It includes every production steps practiced by farmer to produce rice that is safe for consumption with good quality. This standard does not apply to good AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES for thai Hom Mali rice which is established according to TAS 4400: thai AGRICULTURAL Standard entitled good AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES for thai Hom Mali rice .

9 This standard is implemented in conjunction with related thai AGRICULTURAL standards on rice such as thai AGRICULTURAL Standard entitled thai Aromatic rice (TAS 4001). 2 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this standard: Wet paddy rice means paddy which is harvested and immediately threshed without exposing to moisture reducing process. Normally the moisture of this paddy is not less than 18% by weight. Dry paddy rice means paddy rice with the moisture of less than 15% for trade rice . Whole kernels mean rice kernels that are in whole condition without any broken parts, including kernels which have at least nine parts. Head rice means broken kernel whose length is more than those of brokens, but not reach the length of the whole kernel. This includes split kernels that retain at least 80% of the whole kernel.

10 Brokens mean broken kernels whose lengths are at least parts of a whole kernel, but less than the length of head rice . This includes split kernels that retain less than 80% of the whole kernel. Red kernels mean brown rice kernels that have red bran layer covering the kernel wholly or partly. Volunteer rice plant means rice plant that germinated from those seeds remained in the field from the previous season. Off type rice means rice plant of other varieties grown in the rice field, but excluding weedy rice . Weedy rice means the weed which has its plant and kernel similar to rice . The grain is normally shattered from its panicle before the harvest of rice . TAS 4401-2008 Mature grain means rice kernel that developed completely to ripening stage and is ready to be harvested.