On 11 March 2022, Mrs. Arunee Hiam, Director of Development Promotion and Coordination Division, Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), virtually attended the 2nd meeting of Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) of the project entitled “Acceleration of Livestock Revolution in Thailand for a Kitchen of the World through the Development of Novel Technologies for Stable Livestock Production and Food Safety” organised by the Department of Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. The project is under the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development Program (SATREPS) scheme.

The meeting acknowledged the progress of the sub-projects and results of the researches on livestock, particularly disease control, namely “Lumpy Skin” virus and other severe diseases. The researches of each sub-project are carried out by the collaboration between the Department of Livestock Development, scholars from Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University, and Chiang Mai University, and researchers from Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). Furthermore, the meeting discussed future activities under the plan of action of the project and agreed that, in the future, it is essential to implement similar projects with neighbouring countries in order to share good practices in livestock disease control within our sub-region.

This 5-year project, starting from 2020 to 2025, aims to strengthen Thailand’s capacity in livestock disease control as well as enhance novel technology of meat production in support of Thailand’s policy towards Kitchen of the world.