Agriculture

Concessions of land made by the government of Laos to Chinese banana farms are leaving villagers in one northern district without enough land of their own to feed their families, sources in the communist Southeast Asian country say.In the Beng district of Oudomxay province in ...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry reviewed its work over 2018 and outlined the agenda for the year ahead during an annual summary meeting for the sector held in Vientiane on Monday.The meeting heard about ongoing efforts to enhance rice production, encourage commercial livestock rearing ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Even though organic farming is on the rise, growers are still struggling to meet demand due to problems in customers accessing local markets.An expert from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the Clean Agriculture Development Project in Laos, Mr Yuka ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos is seeking to significantly increase sugar exports to the Chinese market this year to 100,000 tonnes, up from 55,000 tonnes in 2018.As part of efforts to increase bilateral trade and help sugar producers find foreign markets, the Lao government recently ...

The Japanese government is providing further grant aid to the Lao government for improvement of the Irrigation Agriculture Project at Tha Ngon farmland in Xaythany district, Vientiane, to ensure food security and commercial farm production.A ground breaking ceremony for the project was held last Thursday, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos is continuing cooperation with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to help farmers in Vientiane and the provinces of Luang Prabang, Xieng Khuang and Huaphan to engage in clean agriculture and expand market opportunities.Representatives from the Department of Agriculture under ...

The Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce this week requested China to consider a rice import quota of 50,000 tonnes along with accepting other industrial goods as part of efforts to bolster bilateral trade. The call was made by Minister of Industry and Commerce, Ms Khemmani ...

(KPL) Representatives from the U.S. charitable organization Spirit of America and the U.S. Embassy officially handed over more than US$10,000 in equipment and support to the Laos Buffalo Dairy in Luang Prabang on Feb 14, 2019.The Laos Buffalo Dairy is an American co-owned business in ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Horticulture Research Centre at the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute is using new techniques to produce quality seeds to help vegetable growers cope with climate change.Director of the Centre, Dr Bounneuang Douangboupha, said the facility was studying new ways ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Farmers have called on the energy sector to quickly implement a planned cut in electricity rates to bolster agricultural production across the country.Authorities disclosed a plan to cut rates for certain forms of usage during the last National Assembly session in ...