Agriculture and fishing

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 ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Farmers in Hadxaifong district say they have not been getting a good price for their crops recently.A farmer in Haddokkeo village, Mr Lathsamee Khammanyvong, said the sale price of eggplant has fallen over the last two weeks as crops are harvested ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Villagers say the number of fish and aquatic life in the Ton River is on the decline ever since the Chinese-owned Yongzhen Import-Export Production Promotion Company started planting bananas there in 2014.The people of Kua village in Sangthong district, Vientiane, depend ...

CHAMPASSAK, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Pakxong district in Champassak is one of the few places in Laos that has a temperate climate. The relatively high altitude means the area is suitable for growing a wide range of crops that thrive in cooler weather.Most of the ...

(KPL) Farmers in Hongsa district, Xayaboury Province have attended a training course to learn how to process fruits.Held at Nakenkham village, Hongsa district, Xayaboury Province on 3-5 Feb, the training was conducted by professors from the Mongkhonlanna Technology University of Thailand. More ...