Agricultural Economics Act, B.E. 2522 (1979).

This Act provides for the establishment of a Committee on Agriculture and Cooperative Development Policy and Planning. Powers and duties of the Committee shall include: the formulation of agriculture policies, and agriculture and cooperative development plans; and the designation of agricultural economic areas. The Act shall also establish the office of Agricultural Economics which shall, among other things: study and analyze agricultural production planning and sources of cultivation, and livestock production according to climatic conditions, types of farming, major income of farmers and internal market demands; analyze the prices of and demand for farm products; and compile statistical information of all kinds of crop and livestock production, agricultural production situations, farm income and expenses, farmers indebtedness conditions, market situations of farm products, etc. The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives shall have charge and control of the execution of this Act.