Agriculture and fishing
Agriculture
PM pushes for organic crops; farmers need finance and markets
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has told farmers in Hadxaifong district, Vientiane, to grow crops using organic methods after learning many of them have used chemicals which contaminated their plants.Visiting farmers in Bo-O and nearby villages on Monday, the prime minister observed ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
http://annx.asianews.network/content/pm-pushes-organic-crops-farmers-need-finance-and-markets-101592
Irrigation system to provide water for 1,500 hectares of crops
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A newly completed irrigation scheme is set to benefit more than 60,000 residents of Vientiane by supplying water to 1,542 hectares of farmland.The project was officially handed over yesterday by the developer to the Vientiane government in Dongkhuay village, Xaythany district.The ...
Keoviengkhone Bounviseth
http://annx.asianews.network/content/irrigation-system-provide-water-1500-hectares-crops-101522
Lao Agriculture experiences slow growth rate
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The agriculture sector has not grown as anticipated, as a result of weather extremes, according to a recent government recent report. The government has forecast that the sector will grow by 2.8 percent this year so long as there is no flooding, ...
Somsack Pongkhao
http://annx.asianews.network/content/agriculture-experiences-slow-growth-rate-101452
Laos transforming farming to meet needs of Asean market
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is transforming the farming system in Laos from subsistence to commercial crop production to meet the needs of the Asean market and to help Lao farmers cope with changes in regional agricultural and food markets.To support the process of ...
News Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/laos-transforming-farming-meet-needs-asean-market-101333
Rising food prices hit low income earners in Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Many people, especially those on low incomes, look set to suffer as food prices continue to spiral.They say that rising food prices are driving up the cost of living, which means they have to eat less or change their lifestyle to ...
News Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/rising-food-prices-hit-low-income-earners-101263
Traders suffer after curb on import entry points into China
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Traders in the northern provinces of Laos now have fewer options for getting their goods into China after Chinese authorities banned imports through local border checkpoints.All products, including agricultural goods, can now enter China only at the main international border crossing ...
News Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/traders-suffer-after-curb-import-entry-points-china-101193
Farmers stand to lose millions of kip from caterpillar infestation
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Sweetcorn farmer Mr Sengchanh Vilaylak has incurred losses to the tune of more than 20 million kip this year after his crop was severely impacted by the current epidemic of fall armyworms in Xayaboury province.Mr Sengchanh’s family is among the 150 ...
News Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/farmers-stand-lose-millions-kip-caterpillar-infestation-101015
Sweetcorn farmers suffer huge losses in Xayaboury
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Xayaboury province is anticipating a 30 percent shortfall in sweetcorn supplies to domestic and overseas markets this year after the crop has been invaded by fall armyworms. The current epidemic of this pest (Spodoptera frugiperda) across the province has resulted in big ...
Times Reporters
http://annx.asianews.network/content/sweetcorn-farmers-suffer-huge-losses-xayaboury-100823
Major int’l boost planned for agricultural development in Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) plans to approve significant new financial assistance to implement a project in rural areas focusing on boosting commercial production.The project, as part of ongoing assistance, will run from 2020-2026 at a cost of US$30 ...
Keoviengkhone Bounviseth
http://annx.asianews.network/content/major-int%E2%80%99l-boost-planned-agricultural-development-laos-100822
Phongsaly battling African swine fever following another outbreak
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Phongsaly authorities are coordinating local efforts to prevent the spread of African swine fever after the most recent outbreak killed 338 pigs in the northern province.So far, 1,000 pigs have died from the disease in Phongsaly, according to provincial authorities.Local authorities ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
http://annx.asianews.network/content/phongsaly-battling-african-swine-fever-following-another-outbreak-100735