Category: EconomyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

เกษตรกรรม

/ka-set-ta-gam/Roman

English meaning: Agriculture

Definition

The cultivation of land and raising of crops. Agriculture is central to Thailand's economy and culture. Thailand is the world's second-largest rice exporter. Jasmine rice (Khao Hom Mali) is Thailand's most valued agricultural product and a geographical indication. Thailand's agricultural productivity innovations are studied regionally.

Example

ไทยเป็นผู้ส่งออกข้าวรายใหญ่อันดับสองของโลก

In English: Thailand is the world's second-largest exporter of rice.

Literary Heritage

ความยากจนไม่ใช่ความผิดของคนจน แต่เป็นความล้มเหลวของสังคม

/Khwam yak chon mai chai khwam phit khong khon chon, tae pen khwam lom lao khong sangkhom./

Poverty is not the fault of the poor, but the failure of society.

Chart Korbjitti · Novelist · 20th century

คนงง (Khon Ngong)

Khon Ngong (The Confused Man), Part II, Ch. 4, 1981

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