Thai OTOP Products and Handcrafts - Local Thai Crafts
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OTOP (One Tambon One Product)
Policy-development from the grass roots to the economic
roots
The
One Tambon One Product (OTOP) policy was initiated
right along with the supportive policy of the SMEs,
both of which are regarded as laying the economic
foundation of the country. In essence, the policies
of OTOP and SMEs have one goal in common, which
is the attempt to strengthen the small business
units all over the country for the benefit of country's
sustainable economy. The only difference is the
OTOP policy stresses the community is able to be
self-reliance, job & income generation by using
its folk wisdom and local resources and future
generations. Once
people in the community are united and the local
grounds are potent, the mechanisms from both the public
and private sectors will properly be linked with
fast access to information.
The current government has
taken the OTOP policy seriously with a number of
tangible plans, for instance, establishment of
the special agencies for assistance in product development
to meet the quality standards and marketing requirements,
arrangement of the financial sources, business advisory,
market promotion, and the promotional websites.
In fact, the
local products from community under the OTOP policy
do not just mean the product itself but also includes
thinking processes, service, natural and environmental
conservation, way of living, tourism, folk wisdom,
culture and tradition and all regarding valuable
resources of that community.
In
recent years, the local products from community
are drawing attention from many countries as
they build long-term development and solid economic
foundation of the country. Thailand has successfully
implemented the OTOP policy to be the tool for building
fundamental economic development and better quality
of life. Since the launch of the OTOP policy,
sales volumes of the local products was increased
from 215.5 million baht in 2001 to 22,286
million baht in 2004.
THAI OTOP PRODUCTS AND HANDCRAFTS
Petchtip 7/1 Ramkamhaeng Soi 15 Road Hua Mark Bangkapi Bangkok Thailand 10240 Email thaiotopproducts@bkkmail.com
Tel. +66 99851910 (24hrs)
In
recent years, the local products from community
are drawing attention from many countries as
they build long-term development and solid economic
foundation of the country. Thailand has successfully
implemented the OTOP policy to be the tool for building
fundamental economic development and better quality
of life. Since the launch of the OTOP policy,
sales volumes of the local products was increased
from 215.5 million baht in 2001 to 22,286
million baht in 2004. 
