Agriculture and fishing
Taming Waters In Xayaboury
(KPL) Almost four years ago, UNDP had a project in Xayaboury province of northern Lao PDR to help farmers in their struggles to cope with climate change. This February, we returned to one of the villages to see how they have managed with changing weather conditions ...
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Australian-Lao research partnership driving agricultural development
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) is continuing cooperation with the Lao government to study more productive and sustainable agricultural systems in response to challenges facing developing countries.According to the Centre, Australia is providing AUD 4.8 million in support ...
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Lao ministry warns pig farmers over outbreak of blue ear disease
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has issued a notice warning farmers about the outbreak of ‘porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome’ (PRRS) in several northern provinces.The ministry also asked provincial authorities to take steps to prevent and control the disease to ...
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Laos suspends pig, pork imports from China, Vietnam
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao government has announced the temporary suspension of pig and pork product imports from China and Vietnam after African Swine Fever outbreaks in these countries.The notification was issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry recently with the aim of ...
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Laos' cultivating production methods to drive agriculture strategy
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is targeting modern production methods in the nation’s agricultural development strategy to help push forward its policy agenda on food security and reducing poverty in rural areas.Deputy Prime Minister Dr Sonexay Siphandone told those attending the Ministry of Agriculture ...
Ounkham Pimmata
France grants over 14 billion kip for tea project in Laos
The French government has provided grant assistance of over 14 billion kip (EUR 1.5 million) to fund a tea value-chain project in Laos. The three-year project is aimed at improving the quality of life and earnings of small-scale tea producers and developing a regulatory structure for ...
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Chinese Banana Plantations in Lao District Leave Locals With Little Land to Farm
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 ...
RFA’s Lao Service
Laos' ministry ploughs ahead with agriculture agenda
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 ...
Sangkhomsay Bubphanouvong
Open more organic markets to meet consumer demand, Lao producers advised
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 ...
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Laos seeking sweeter deal on sugar exports to China
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 ...
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