Impacts of COVID-19 on Sustainable Agriculture Value Chain Development in Thailand and ASEAN

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Dear Authors,

I understand that the topic is contemporary and relevant to recent times. However, the novelty of the manuscript must be justified. Since the research is based on primary data, it is important to mention the profile of respondents, mapping of respondents to the stages in supply chain operations, and decision-making in the data collection section while maintaining their confidentiality.

In the paper, since you started with SDGs, perhaps it is a good idea to map the impact of COVID 19 on the agriculture value chain with UN SDGs. Similarly, policy implications can also be mapped with SDGs.

Please check the missing references. The paper can be made more readable by incorporating suitable figures, and some of the tables which simply represents data can be shifted to the appendix.

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Reviewer 2 Report

Reviewer Comments

Dear Editor,

The manuscript entitled “Impacts of COVID-19 on Sustainable Agriculture Value Chain Development in Thailand and ASEAN” In this research study and SWOT analysis provide a macro-level outlook of the COVID-19 impacts on the agricultural sector, the authors must address a few minor concerns before the manuscript may be considered for publication. The following are my observations on these topics.

·         Before submitting their amended version, the authors should correct grammatical problems.

·         In the Manuscript the figure visibility is less it must be changed.

Abstract:

·         In the abstract, authors should keep the material flowing

Introduction:

·         The introduction portion should be strengthened. The existing research gap and why the study is necessary. Added some recent references related to the study.

Research Methodology

·         Figure must be changed and also add why it is important

ASEAN and Rice as Food Security

·         Add more relevant content in this section.

Conclusions:

·         It needs to be improved.

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Reviewer 3 Report

Dear Authors,

Please note that I made a large number of corrections which you need to carry out for the reference numbers cited in the text.

I also made a few corrections to the text in this paper.  Please view these corrections and revise the text in this paper.

Even in the list of references, there are some corrections to be made.  I mentioned these corrections in the beginning and you need to make these corrections in all the references that are listed.

Best wishes

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Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

Nice, The authors included the suggested comments in the revised manuscript

Reviewer 3 Report

Dear Authors,

I reviewed the revised version of your paper and found it quite valid.

I now recommending that your paper be accepted for publication.

Best wishes,