Agriculture and fishing

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao government is cooperating with a Chinese firm on a clean agriculture development project aimed to expand trade opportunities between the two countries with the onset of high speed rail which is scheduled for completion by 2021.  Under a cooperation agreement, ...

The Rice Research Centre says sufficient rice seeds have been distributed to farmers to expand the government’s targeted dry season cultivation area to 185,000 hectares.More ...

CHAMPASSAK (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Coffee growers in southern Laos are asking for government assistance to create a fund to support coffee bean processing and provide technical advice to local growers following the recent slump in the market price.Head of the Lao Coffee Association, Mr Sivixay ...

The Rice Research Centre is accelerating efforts to improve the efficiency of the current rice breeding and testing programme for farmers’ use in response to climate change.  Dr Phetmanyseng explained that climate change directly affects rice production worldwide, including Laos, and causes national rice production to ...

Lao-Jagro Development XiengKhuang Co., Ltd. on Thursday signed an agreement with the government to expand investments in pasture planting, cattle farming, slaughterhouses and milk production. Under the agreement with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, land concessions totaling 3,552 hectares will be granted to the company ...

The government plans to inject more funds into research activities so that it can use the scientific studies as a reference when developing an agriculture promotion policy, according to a senior government leader.Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr Somdy Duangdy, told a National ...

Laos and Asian countries look forward to increased opportunities in quality standards improvement for agricultural production and enhanced access to overseas markets.The Department of Small-Medium Enterprise Promotion (DOSMEP), under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce discussed the training of trainers on quality standards for agriculture ...

Rural people’s difficulty in accessing information and the lack of coordination between government levels and agencies were identified as reasons for continuing pesticide misuse, according to a leading official.Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Mr Bounkhouang Khambounheuang made the remarks at a workshop in Vientiane ...

(KPL) The government has approved additional 500 billion kip as emergency aid for 2019 for rehabilitating agro infrastructure damaged by recent floods, procuring agricultural inputs including rice seeds, fertilizers, and as a compensation for damages caused by recent insect infestation, mostly in northern provinces.More ...

(KPL) The Ministry of Energy and Mines continues to amend its development strategy so that it can ensure the reduction of electricity prices for the agricultural production sector.The plan will benefit the agricultural sector by cutting electricity prices by 50% for crop producers and 30% ...