Saturday June 3
2:30 am Arrive Bangkok. Overnight at the Ebina House Hotel.
|
 |
Morning:
Visit the Wat Phra Keow (Temple of the Emerald Buddha) and the
Grand Palace.
|
|
|
|
|
Sunday June 4
Morning: Depart for Bang Pa In Palace and
Wat Chai Mongkol, Ayudhaya.
|
|
|
|
Afternoon: Visit Ayudhaya Historical Park Travel to Kamphangsaen (KPS) campus,
Nakon Pathom. Travel to Kamphangsaen, 100 km from Bangkok in Nakon Pathom
Province, site of KU's 2nd campus. Dinner Hosted by Dr. Seksom
Attamangkune, Department of Animal Science.
|
|
|
Monday June 5
Morning: Courtesy call on Vice President of the KPS Campus, Dr. Vichai
Korpraditskul. Orientation and overview of the study tour program.
Campus tour.
|
|
|
| Afternoon: Visit the National Agricultural Extension and Training
Center, KU. Overview of the role of the center in extension and training. Dinner
Hosted by KPS campus administration.
|
Tuesday June 6
Morning Visit the faculty of Agriculture, KPS campus, and meet the
deputy dean, Dr. Yongyud O-sod-sapa Overview of plant and livestock
production in Thailand |
| Afternoon: Visit agricultural areas outside the campus where delta areas suitable for rice paddy field have been switched to
other agricultural activities such as vegetable gardens, fruit orchards and prawn
farms. Visit a rice mill near Kamphaengsan. Dinner: Hosted by Faculty of
Agriculture.
|
|
|
|
Wednesday June 7
Study Tour in Nakon Pathom area
Morning: Visit floating
market, Damnoen Saduak, Rachaburi. Visit low-land fruit orchards and vegetable
gardens.
|
|
|
|
| Afternoon: Visit Nong Pho Animal Hospital Field trip to villages with
small-scale family-operated dairies. Dinner Hosted by Dr. Tanu Pinyopumin,
Associate Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
|
|
| Thursday June 8 Study Tour in
Rachaburi, Samutr-sakon, Nakon
Pathom Morning Visit Supa Orchid; the largest commercial tissue culture
operation in Thailand, producing different kinds of orchid plantlets. Nakon Chai-see.
|
|
Afternoon: Visit Thai Human Imagery
Museum Visit Fresh Meat Co., Ltd. (swine slaughterhouse and meat-packing
operation) Dinner All-night market, Pra-pathom Jae Dee (the large Budhist
Pagoda, a symbolic place of Nakon Pathom).
|
|
|
|
Friday June 9 Travel to the Eastern part of Thailand
Morning: Visit marine aquarium, Burapa University, Chonburi.
|
|
Afternoon: Free time at Bang-san Beach-- sun bathing, swimming, sipping cool drink
and relaxing on a white sand beach of the Thai gulf. Check in to the housing
facility at Sriracha campus, KU. Dinner Hosted by Sriracha campus.
|
| Saturday June 10 Study
tour in Sriracha and travel to the central plateau of Thailand.
Morning: Visit Sriracha Tiger Garden
|
|
|
and Khao-Keaw Open Zoo. |
 |
| Afternoon: Travel to KU Tab Kwang
Swine Research Station, located in Saraburi Province. Stay in the farm's housing
facilities.
|
|
|
Sunday June 11
Afternoon: Overview of swine industry of
Thailand and the role of KU on swine research by Dr. Srisuwan Chomcha, Director, Tab
Kwang Swine Research Station. Hike to visit cave of Bhodhisatava Dinner Hosted
by KU Tab Kwang Research Station, pig roast party with karaoke.
|
|
|
|
| Monday June 12 Study Tour
of the central plateau agriculture.
Morning: Visit Chokchai farm (large family-owned operation for
dairy--breeding, milking and
milk processing--, thoroughbred
race horses and agro-tourism)
|
|
|
Afternoon: Visit large family-owned layer operation
|
|
Tuesday June 13
Morning: Visit
Star Feed Co., a large feed mill owned by Charoen Phokpand (CP) Group.
Visit CP Group - Meiji Co. (milk products processing plant).
|
|
|
Afternoon: Visit Bangkok Produce Co.(poultry processing plant owned by
CP Group). Observe special processing of chicken meat for export market. |
Wednesday June 14
Morning: Visit
Suwan Farm, the National Corn and Sorghum Research Center. Overview of corn and
sorghum research in Thailand. Lunch Hosted by Suwan Farm.
|
|
| Afternoon: Visit Kao Yai
National Park (Wildlife and national park management) Dinner hosted by Dr.
Sombat Chinawong, Associate Dean, KU Faculty of Agriculture
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday June 15
Morning: Check out with luggage. Visit CP Research Station (private operation for corn breeding
program and seed production). Presentations by Professor Dr. Rachain
Thiraporn. Lunch hosted by CP.
|
|
|
Afternoon: Visit Pa-sak Dam. The project, initiated by King
Bhumipol, has a great impact on
Thai agriculture and flooding problems of the central regions. |
Friday June 16
Travel North to Nakon Sawan
Morning: Visit Department of Fisheries Station
|
|
|
|
|
Afternoon: Visit combined hen-layer; swine and fish
production farm in Nakhon Sawan. Leave Nakhon Sawan for Phitsanulok. Stay in La
Paloma Hotel. Dinner Hosted by Naresuan University.
|
|
|
|
Saturday June 17 Check out with luggage and
drive north to Phrae.
Morning: Drive
to Phrae. Visit para-wood processing factory
|
|
| Afternoon: Visit famous traditional
teak house in Phrae. Visit nearby "Grand Canyon of Thailand." Stay one
night at Phrae Royal Forestry Department Guesthouse Dinner. Dinner hosted by
Forestry Station Director, Sanit Boonpitak.
|
|
|
Sunday June 18 Drive North to
Chiangrai.
Visit places of interest along the way.
Stay at Royal Forest Department Guesthouse at
Pongsalee Watershed Development Office near Chiangrai. Dinner Hosted by Forestry
Station Director.
|
|
|
|
|
Monday June 19 Study Tour in Chiangrai.
Morning: Visit Doi Tung Developmental Project. The project includes
reforestation, plantation of Arabica coffee and macadamia, resort, arboretum and jobs for better living of villagers.
|
|
| Afternoon:
Visit Mae Sai border crossing into Burma and the famous Golden Triangle. Ride boat on
Mae Khong River to
Laos and return. Dinner hosted by regional forestry officer. Overnight in Chiangrai
|
|
|
Tuesday June 20
Morning:
Visit Boonrawd Farm in Chiangrai; barley field, mushroom, fruit
processing.
|
|
| Afternoon: Travel to Chiangmai. Visit Khun Chae National Park. |
 |
Lunch and tour Huay Hong Krai King's Development Project.
Arrive at regional office of Land Development Department (LDD) in
Chiangmai. Stay in LDD guest facilities. Visit Night Bazaar for extensive
shopping experience.
|
|
Wednesday June 21
Morning: Mini Workshop at LDD
Regional Office Presentation on Rehabilitation of Degraded Land: An Experience
from the State of Tennessee by Dr. Robert Orr. Presentation on Precision
Agriculture and Limited Tillage Farming by Dr. Mike Mullen.
|
Afternoon: Visit Baan Tawai and San-kamphang for northern
style carved wood handicrafts, silk, jewelry. Dinner Northern style Khan Toke
Dinner. |
|
Thursday June 22 Check out with luggage and move south to
Phitsanulok.
Morning:
Depart for Thai Elephant Center, Lampang (elephant training for timber work in
the jungle, conservation, and center for elephant study). |
|
|
|
Afternoon: Travel to
Phitsanulok Stay one night at Rajapat Institute hostel. |
| Friday June 23 Drive to Bangkok.
|
|
Students handed off for homestays and a variety of
cultural experiences.
|
| Saturday June 24 and Sunday June
25: Home stays
|
Monday June 26
Morning: Host families sends the students back to KU. Courtesy
call to the President of Kasetsart University, Dr. Thira Sutabutra. Lunch
Hosted by Dr. Thira and KU administration.
|
|
| Afternoon: Visit Talaad Thai,
the largest wholesale market for fresh fruits and vegetables in Thailand.
Overview of fresh fruit and vegetable wholesale marketing. Observe
the activities of the market.
|
|
 |
 |
Return to KU for overview presentation by
Faculty of Forestry. Dinner hosted by faculty of Forestry. Overnight at Ebina House |
Tuesday June 27
Morning: Visit KU Faculty of Fisheries and Faculty of
Agro-Industry
Afternoon: Visit Carlsberg Brewery Dinner. Hosted by Suwan
Institute, Director Dr. Chanvit Vajrabukka. Overnight at Ebina House.
|
| Wednesday June 28 Morning: Visit
the Royal Chitralada Project (A large group of demonstration agricultural
project located on the grounds of Chitralada Palace).
|
|
Afternoon: UT Students rehearse cultural
performance. Wrap-up Meeting. |
| Dinner: Farewell and Thank-You Party with
cultural performance by UT and KU students
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday June 29
Morning: Attend ceremony for KU freshman class paying respect to KU
professors
Afternoon: Free time
Dinner hosted by Dr. Napavarn Noparatnaraporn, Director, Kasetsart
University Research & Development Institute
|
|
|
Friday June 30
3:50 am Leave Ebina House for Bangkok International Airport
6:10 am Depart Bangkok for Knoxville NW 02
7:40 pm Arrive in Knoxville
|
| Professors amazed and
delighted--students say, "Thank you."
Professors say, "It was our pleasure."
|
 |
|