Drought destroying the future of Lao farmers

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Low rainfall and high temperatures are destroying the crops of Lao farmers across the country against the backdrop of an ongoing drought in the Southeast Asian region.

Analysts say the lowest seasonal rainfall in decades will not only have a severe impact on farmers’ livelihoods but will also affect food security.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr Bounkhuang Khambounheuang told Vientiane Times yesterday that wet season rice transplantation is only 40 percent complete.

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Somsack Pongkhao
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