In newly industrialised countries in Asia, programmes to support the establishment of young farmers are still emerging. This in particularly true in Thailand, despite the declared importance of supporting young farmers in national development strategies. The aim of the present study was to analyse policy tools to help young people start farming in Thailand. First, we reviewed existing policy tools in Thailand and in other countries. Based on this review, a series of workshops were held with young rural people and young farmers in Thailand to assess the most promising policy tools. During the workshops, participants discussed a set of 22 policy tools designed to support access to land, capital and markets, capacity-building and making farming a more attractive profession. The workshop participants thought almost all the proposed policy tools would be useful but gave priority to subsidies to start farming and to secure land leases. Reversing the current, very rapid decrease in the number of young farmers in Thailand will require ambitious programmes, which could not only focus on helping young people who are already interested in farming but also appeal to a broader public by making farming more attractive.

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支持泰国年轻农民的公共政策

在亚洲新兴工业化国家，支持青年农民建立的计划仍在出现。尽管在国家发展战略中支持年轻农民的重要性已被宣布，但在泰国尤其如此。本研究的目的是分析帮助泰国年轻人开始耕种的政策工具。首先，我们审查了泰国和其他国家的现有政策工具。在此审查的基础上，与泰国农村青年和青年农民举办了一系列研讨会，以评估最有前途的政策工具。在研讨会期间，与会者讨论了一套 22 项政策工具，旨在支持获得土地、资本和市场、能力建设以及使农业成为更具吸引力的职业。研讨会参与者认为几乎所有提议的政策工具都是有用的，但优先考虑补贴以开始农业和确保土地租赁。扭转目前泰国年轻农民数量急剧下降的趋势需要雄心勃勃的计划，不仅可以专注于帮助已经对农业感兴趣的年轻人，还可以通过使农业更具吸引力来吸引更广泛的公众。