Thailand's food industry talent gapThis photo, dated March 6, 2024, shows a food scientist testing samples from cell cultures at Esco Aster, a company making cultivated meat in Singapore. But who will do the cooking when the food scientists are overworked, underpaid, and fewer young people want to study food science in the first place? One of the economic policies across political parties, including the current Bhumjaithai, is to push the food industry as a new engine of growth. Value-added goods will enable the food industry to grow further, leading to more demand for food scientists and higher pay. Third, develop a network to link food science graduates to food producers in different regions.

Source: Bangkok Post March 24, 2026 23:19 UTC