Farmers, officials discuss ways to expand markets

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Farmers from Vientiane and other central areas on Monday met with officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Industry and Commerce and related sectors to discuss the challenges they face.“We want producers and buyers to discuss their needs. ...

Souksamai Boulom

New guidelines for import/export of agricultural products in Laos

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has listed the types of goods and the quantity of agricultural and plant products that may be imported and exported through Lao customs checkpoints.Under the new guidelines, every household should own some tools and machinery such as a tractor. ...

News Desk

Australia Helps Improve Lao Farmers’ Livelihoods

(KPL) The Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has announced a new private sector partnership to improve livelihoods of farmers in Laos by strengthening buffalo breeding and milking practices.This partnership brings together social enterprise Laos Buffalo Dairy (LBD), the Northern Agriculture and Forestry ...

KPL News Desk

Laos targets chemical, biological fertiliser registration

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Authorities are seeking to register more chemical and biological fertiliser companies to control the quality of the products and reduce any harmful impacts on people and the environment.Currently, only three chemical and biological fertiliser companies are legally registered – Savannakhet Fertiliser ...

News Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/laos-targets-chemical-biological-fertiliser-registration-106476

Ministry regulates pesticide quality

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has issued a new regulation that enables authorities to check the quality and safety of pesticides before they are used on crops in Laos.Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr Lien Thikeo on September 17 signed ...

Ekaphone Phouthonesy

Laos, China partner in quality control of agricultural exports

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos will soon have a high-quality facility to ensure the required international hygiene standards of plant and animal products as well as providing training.A Memorandum of Understanding on a project to build the facility was signed in Vientiane recently by the ...

Siladda Souliyong
http://annx.asianews.network/content/laos-china-partner-quality-control-agricultural-exports-106309

H5N6 Avian Flu Detected in Oudomxay Province, Laos

The Oudomxay Department of Agriculture and Forestry has issued a notice stating that authorities have detected the H5N6 avian flu virus in ducks sold at a market in Xay District.On 8 October, a team from the Department of Livestock and Fisheries, together with officials from ...

Cameron Darke
https://laotiantimes.com/2019/10/11/h5n6-avian-flu-detected-in-oudomxay-province-laos/

Lao, Korean experts approve Vientiane irrigation reservoir ahead of handover

Technical officials from Laos’ Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of the Republic of Korea on Wednesday finished verifying the quality of an irrigation reservoir in Sangthong district, Vientiane.Approval of the reservoir, which is located near Nhaynachaleun ...

Sangkhomsay Bubphanouvong

Saravan prepares new crop to replace harvest lost to floods

Farmers in 50 villages of Khongxedon district, Saravan province, are preparing to plant over 3,000 hectares of dry season rice after they lost a large amount of the wet season rice crop in the recent floods.The Deputy Governor of Khongxedon district, Mr Khamfeua Khounnisai, said ...

Phomphong Laoin
http://annx.asianews.network/content/saravan-prepares-new-crop-replace-harvest-lost-floods-105836

EDITORIAL: Imported rice is cheaper than rice grown in Laos

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The majority of Lao people eat sticky rice and it is the main staple of the Lao population throughout the country.Over the years the price of rice grown in Laos has become higher and higher and there have never been any ...

Editorial Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/editorial-imported-rice-cheaper-rice-grown-laos-105519

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