92 datasets found

This impact study reports on the impact of the Lao-IRRI Project at the farm and national levels. The major impact indicators considered are increases in rice production and...

This report is a review and analysis of rice production policy in Laos and its effect on smallholder farmers, through a pro-poor lens. It also analyzes the rice value chain for...

Progress report on the plantation of strawberry plantation in rubber plantation in Nalae district, Luangnamtha province.

Sing district is the northern most districts in Luang Namtha province bordering China and Burma. The current study examines demographic change, and its impact on land use in...

In-depth case study of a series of households that began use of mechanized seeding, measuring impact on agricultural output.

Sustainably increasing Phongsaly province tea profile and income of tea smallholder producers through application of high quality environmentally friendly tea production...

•Three main pillars –Produce a minimum set of core data and determine national priorities –Integrate agricultural statistics into national statistical systems –Foster...

In the transition from subsistence to commercial agriculture, smallholders in Lao PDR need to get better organised to match market demand in terms of product volume and quality....

This volume presents a descriptive and quantitative analysis of the current secondary crop agriculture and development constraints and options. This study focuses on policy...

This thesis examines current agricultural systems in Xieng Ngeun District, in Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR and the economic and agrarian transition occurring at individual,...

The Grower Group subcomponent of this project (Objective 1.3A) aims to: Identify and test what forms of grower organisation are feasible and sustainable, and will improve...

In Laos, the rubber plantation has booming since 2000s that influenced by the world demanding for rubber,particular huge rubber demand from China and India. While the market for...

Here the ratio for consumption and investment was almost exactly reversed, with 20.0% planned for consumption against 55.7% for investment....

Rubber prices in northern Laos have fallen significantly over the last few years, eroding much of the enthusiasm developed by both farmers and government officials in the 1990s...

The very low price of rubber sold in October at 4,100 kip (3.2 Yuan) per kg resulted in dissatisfaction among the local people who became discouraged about continuing to harvest...

In order to be a modern industry, the use of rattan, bamboo wood and gems are strictly regulated and to maximize the benefits

There were serious outbreaks in the uplands in the wet seasons of 2008 and 2009 that led to un-bearable conditions for rural families (World Food Programme, 2009). Houaphanh...

2016 accomplishments: Review of International Treaties and biodiversity and PDR’ Commitments and Opportunities (June). Presentation and Discussion of “Use in PDR Opportunities...

Lao PDR has significant potential to improve and expand its tea sector and in doing so, build on the important contribution this sector makes to the...

Rubber was first grown in northern Laos in 1994. A few villages that began to grow this year, the most famous of which is Ban 1Had Nyao, due to its ability to successfully...