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The Trading of Agro-forest Products and Commodities in the Northern Mountainous Region of Laos
The purpose of this study is to clarify the trade flow of agro-forest products and commodities by analyzing commercial activities and private traders in a mountainous region. Th...
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Lao Census of Agriculture 2010/11: Analysis of Selected Theme
The second Lao Census of Agriculture (LCA) in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) was carried out in 2011 and collected crop data for the wet season of 2011 and the d...
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Land grabs and labour: Vietnamese workers on rubber plantations in southern Laos
Since the early 2000s the Lao government has dramatically increased the number of large-scale land concessions issued for agribusinesses. While studies have documented the socia...
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Atlas of agriculture in the Lao PDR: Patterns and trends between 1999 & 2011
This atlas of agriculture presents a comprehensive spatial analysis of the agricultural activities and production patterns in the Lao PDR in 2011, and the respective changes dur...
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Economic Change in Lao Agriculture: The Impact of Policy Reform
Since implementation of economic reforms in the Lao PDR, beginning about 1990, rice output has grown less rapidly than population but cash crop and livestock production has outg...
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Performance Review and Policy Options For Sustainable Irrigation Development In Lao PDR
Over the past two decades, irrigation has been a vital and integral part of agricultural and rural development programs throughout Lao PDR. Areas under irrigation have more than...
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Country Report: Lao PDR [Livestock and Fisheries]
This is a report on livestock and fisheries situation in Lao PDR from Livestock & Fisheries Products Quality Assurance Unit.
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Foreign Agricultural Investment Country Profile: Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
This is a profile of foreign agricultural investment in Lao PDR. The sheet gives general information regarding investment in general and the agricultural sector. It also explore...
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The potential for organic agriculture in Laos
Laos has a range of conditions which favor organic production for in-country consumption and export including: 1) the low external input systems presently used allows for easy...
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Organic agriculture in Laos PDR: Overview and development options
This report was prepared by Mr Vitoon Panyakul of Earth Net Foundation/Green Net (www.greennet.or.th). It is the outcome of a five day visit to Laos in late November 2008 and na...
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Development Strategy of the Crop Sector 2025 and Vision 2030 [Lao PDR]
Development Strategy of the Crop Sector 2025 is one of the strategic documents which include an analysis of crop production and development of the crop sector which has been car...
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Organic Opportunities in Lao PDR
This presentation slides explain the overview of organic agriculture opportunities in Lao PDR.
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Organic Agriculture in Lao PDR: Overview
This is a presentation about the Organic Agriculture in Lao PDR.
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Organic Farming in Lao PDR
About 83% of the population of the Lao PDR is rural and 66% depend on subsistence agriculture. Organic agriculture has good potential, both for local consumption and the export ...
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Unlocking the full potential of Lao PDR's tea sector
Tea in Laos is mainly grown and collected by smallholder farmers. It thus has a strong potential to contribute to poverty alleviation and rural development. Despite a relatively...
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Socio-Economic Atlas of the Lao PDR 2015
This latest atlas, developed by the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) of the University of Bern, together with the Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB), combines statistical ...
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Noi 2030 Fact Sheet
Who is Noi and why should we invest in her? This fact sheet was produced for Nois first anniversary on the International Day of the Girl Child in 2017. It introduces Noi, the an...
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Together, to change millions of lives in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
This document, published by the ILO, provides an overview of the state of social protection in Lao PDR.
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The Global Slavery Index 2016
The report provides information on the ranking of Laos and other countries on the index, as well as factors that explain for the rank.
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ECPAT Executive Summary: Lao PDR
The executive summary provides an introduction to human trafficking amongst children, national plans on their protection, and recommendations for action.