Engineered
Provenance.
Ion-beam cultivars raised on the Ping River plain — cultivated for the world's most demanding tables. Trading directly with sushi houses in Tokyo, fine dining groups in Europe, and luxury hospitality across the UAE.
Provenance is composed,
not inherited.
Two convictions structure every grain that leaves Kao Liao. They are the conditions a buyer is purchasing — not the geography alone.
Engineered Provenance
Origin is not where rice is grown. Origin is the cumulative outcome of varietal selection, cultivation discipline, refinement philosophy, and stewardship. Geography contributes. It does not conclude.
Grain Refinement Philosophy
Refinement is not what happens after harvest. It is a thread that runs through every decision — seed, soil, water, timing, harvest, storage, milling. Each is a refinement decision. The grain at the table is the result of an unbroken sequence.
Three ion-beam cultivars,
three commitments.
Each developed with Party Rice Research Center, in collaboration with Dr. Boonrak Phanchaisri and Dr. Jiranat Techarung, supported by Thailand's National Innovation Agency.
KK·SHIRO
- Short-grain · soft gel · intermediate gelatinization
- 13–21% higher head rice yield vs reference Japonica
- Carbon footprint −40.1% under AWD water regime
HOM MALI 770
- Long-grain jasmine · ion-beam 2AP amplification
- EUDR Ready · Halal Audit-Ready · Non-GMO
- Aroma stability confirmed batch-to-batch
BLACK RICE 117
- Low-GI · high anthocyanin · functional food grade
- Protein 10.95% (polished germinated)
- T-VER in process · DNA report available on request
Documented reductions
for Scope 3 buyers.
Carbon Footprint · kg CO₂e per tonne milled rice
Modelled, transparent,
auditable.
Every cultivar is modelled under two identical scenarios — conventional continuous flooding vs Alternate Wetting and Drying. The reductions reported are the modelled difference between them, with full disclosure of methodology, emission factors, and system boundaries.
Designed to support your Scope 3 Category 1 supplier screening — not to replace your own assurance. Underlying CF-Rice input assumptions available to qualified buyers under NDA.
Awarded by chefs
and sommeliers.
— INTERNATIONAL TASTE INSTITUTE · BRUSSELS 2026
Direct trading for
three distinct markets.
Trial MOQ 5 kg per cultivar · FOB Bangkok · CIF available · Discretion and provenance documentation extended to every qualified buyer.
Sushi & Omakase
KK·Shiro engineered for the rigors of Japanese culinary refinement — texture integrity, polished appearance, sugar-soft texture after rest.
- Featured Cultivar KK·Shiro
- Grade Sushi · Omakase
- Form Factor Short-grain
Fine Dining
Hom Mali 770 with verified 2AP aromatic profile for fine dining groups, hotel chains, and luxury gourmet retail across the EU.
- Featured Cultivar Hom Mali 770
- Compliance EUDR Ready
- Form Factor Long-grain
Luxury Hospitality
Hom Mali 770 and Black Rice 117 — Halal Audit-Ready provenance for five-star hotel groups, royal procurement, and gift-grade retail.
- Featured Cultivars HM 770 · BR 117
- Compliance Halal Ready
- Application Hotel · Retail · Gift
Twenty-eight years
on the Ping River.
Origins at the Confluence
Yongyut and Malee Lueangwitchacharoen begin a quiet line of inquiry on the alluvial plain of the Ping River — how to raise seedlings for the mechanical transplanter.
The Discipline of Scale
The nursery becomes the most extensive seedling operation in the region — scale as the instrument of consistency.
Incorporation & a Quiet Heresy
Full commitment to mechanical transplantation while industry remained on broadcast seeding. Precision becomes the standard. The method is chosen to meet it.
The Japanese Apprenticeship
Entry into Japanese specialty cultivation. Strategic investment in Kanok Rice Intertrade. Recognition as one of Thailand's leading Certified GAP premium seed producers.
Ion-Beam · Future of Heritage
Party Rice Research Center founded. Ion-beam mutagenesis programme inaugurated with Dr. Boonrak Phanchaisri and Dr. Jiranat Techarung, supported by Thailand's National Innovation Agency.
The Maison Goes Out
Chiro Japonica awarded Superior Taste Award · 2 Stars (Brussels). Three ion-beam cultivars released for direct trade · supported by DITP at Thaifex 2026.
Begin a private conversation.
Qualified buyers receive sample dispatch within seven working days, technical data sheets per cultivar, and a private call with the trading desk. Trial MOQ 5 kg · NDA available.
Trading Desk · Direct
MOQ · 5 kg / cultivar
Incoterms · FOB Bangkok · CIF on request
Sample dispatch · 7 working days
NDA · available on request