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The Pig Waste Question: An Assessment of Slurry Disposal Options in Thailand

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  • Siriporn Kiratikarnkul

    (Faculty of Economics, Maejo University)

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The disposal of pig farm waste is becoming a major environmental challenge across Southeast Asia. To help find the best solution to this problem, this study has looked at the situation in Thailand where the government is promoting the use of biogas conversion plants as a way forward. The study finds that, as it is currently implemented, biogas conversion actually provides fewer benefits than many of the other waste management solutions that are being used. However the report also finds that, if the necessary investment was made to allow farmers to use biogas to produce electricity and sell this to the national grid, then biogas conversion would become a good option.

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  • Siriporn Kiratikarnkul, 2008. "The Pig Waste Question: An Assessment of Slurry Disposal Options in Thailand," EEPSEA Policy Brief pb2008122, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), revised Dec 2008.
    • Handle: RePEc:eep:pbrief:pb2008122
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    Keywords

    Waste; Thailand;

    JEL classification:

    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling

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