Bangkok--6 Sep--Image Impact The Biotechnology Alliance Association (BAA) in cooperation with The Economics and Management of Agrobiotechnology Center (EMAC), University of Missouri-Columbia, and Prince of Songkla University recently released the findings of the “Potential Adoption of Herbicide Tolerant Maize in Thailand: Economic and Institutional Drivers” study at Kasetsart Universiry, Bangken campus. The study found that Thai farmers appreciated the benefits of herbicide tolerant maize, such as higher yield and lower production cost, which would lead to as much as 69 percent adoption within three years from the introduction of the technology. From left: Dr. Sutat Siwatanapongse, President of the Biotechnology Alliance Association (BAA), Dr. Sutonya Thongrag, Associate Professor and Dean, Department of Economics, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, and Dr. Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes, Professor of Agribusiness, Department of Agricultural Economics and Director of the Economics and Management of Agrobiotechnology Center (EMAC), University of Missouri-Columbia. For further information, please contact Image Impact Limited: Patra Chatnilbandh or Suchada Termtechatipong Tel: 02-253-6809-12 ext # 112, 107 Email: [email protected] or [email protected]