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How
The key functions of R&D are fulfilled through the following process:

1) R&D output generated in research programs with government funding;
2) R&D output transferred and promoted through Provincial Agricultural
Research Centers and Learning Centers or local offices of DOAE;
3) Farmers and private companies adopt the R&D output, sometimes
with their own adaptation and innovation.

Observation
On the positive side:

1) The government-funded research programs yield new fruit cultivars,
for example, new durian cultivars of Chanthaburi 1-10 from Agricultural
Research Center in Chanthaburi. (Figure 2.1);
2) There are also visible activities of District Learning Centers. For
example, Learning Center in Prachuap for pineapple; and Learning
Center in Narathiwat for long kong (Figure 2.1);
3) Young farmers are active in their own R&D activities; for example,
farmer Yoongyut’s innovation on pomelo planting technique (Figure 2.1).
The government-funded research programs yield new fruit cultivars, for
example, new durian cultivars of Chanthaburi 1-10 from Agricultural Research
Center in Chanthaburi. (Figure 2.1);

1) Being more responsive to market demand;
2) Being integrated with the innovations of farmers and private sectors;
3) Following up the adoption of new cultivars and technologies with
continuous iteration.

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