On 9 February 2023 Mrs. Ureerat Chareontoh, Director-General of Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) attended the launching ceremony of “Inthanin Drip Coffee : Thep Sadet” at the Agricultural Co-operative of Doisaketpattana Ltd. in Chaing Mai. Also present at the event were Ms. Gloyta Nathalang, Executive Vice President, Bangchak Corporation Public Company Ltd. and Mr. SUZUKI Kasuya, Chief Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Thailand Office.

 

Inthanin Drip Coffee : Thep Sadet is a premium coffee product built on the success of a three-year TICA-JICA Technical Cooperation Project entitled “the Project on Post-Harvest Management and Community-Based Development for Local Products (Arabica Coffee Project)”, implemented from 2020 – May 2022, in which the Agricultural Co-operative of Doisaketpattana Ltd. under the Cooperative Promotion Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives was the implementing agency. To ensure sustainability of the project and promote income generation of coffee farmers in the long-run, TICA has helped support coffee product’s market access and chanel of dirstribution for their coffee through Bangchak Corporation Public Company Ltd., who agreed to buy Thep Sadet coffee beans and develop its brand. The products are now available at the Inhanin Coffee Shop.

 

Success story of the Inthanin Drip Coffee : Thep Sadet is a showcase of Public Private Partnership for People (PPPP) that scales up the outcomes of international development cooperation for the greater benefits of local Thai communities. It also serves the Government Policy ensuring that development cooperation implemented by the Government sector would contribute to stability, propersity and sustainability of the country and Thai people.