Agroforestry Manual (Lao version)

This publication is a Lao-language textbook on agroforestry developed for the Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences program based on the curriculum framework of the National University of Laos. Organized into seven chapters, it provides foundational knowledge ranging from the history and technical concepts of agroforestry to its role in delivering multiple value chains, including food, biomass, and medicinal products, as well as approaches to sustainable planning and management. Dedicated chapters focus on agroforestry practices for sloping lands, covering erosion control measures such as terracing, the use of the A-frame method, and the Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT) model. The textbook is used in the course “Developing of Teaching and Learning Materials in Agroecology at University Level in the Lao PDR.”

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Title Agroforestry Manual (Lao version)
Description This publication is a Lao-language textbook on agroforestry developed for the Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences program based on the curriculum framework of the National University of Laos. Organized into seven chapters, it provides foundational knowledge ranging from the history and technical concepts of agroforestry to its role in delivering multiple value chains, including food, biomass, and medicinal products, as well as approaches to sustainable planning and management. Dedicated chapters focus on agroforestry practices for sloping lands, covering erosion control measures such as terracing, the use of the A-frame method, and the Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT) model. The textbook is used in the course “Developing of Teaching and Learning Materials in Agroecology at University Level in the Lao PDR.”
Agroecology Category
  • Integrated systems
  • Collaboration
  • Knowledge and values
Agroecology Keyword
  • Agroecological transition
  • Agroforestry
  • Community participation
  • Farmer participation
  • Participatory approach
  • Knowledge intensive
  • Local knowledge
Contributing organisations ALiSEA, GRET
Author ປທ. ຄຳຄ່ອງ ເພັງຈັນທະມາລີ; ປອ. ສາຍທອງ ວິໄລວົງ; ປທ. ກອງແກ້ວ ສຸກັນຍາ; ປຕ. ນ. ພວງມະນີ ພົມມະນິມິດ; ປຕ ສີສະໝອນ ໄຊຍະກັນຍາ; ປຕ. ນ. ຄຳເຫຼືອງ ເພັດສົມພອນ
Year 2018
Type of document Training & education
Language Lao
Country Lao PDR
Administrative Level 1
Administrative Level 2
Web Link https://ali-sea.org/small-grant/developing-of-teaching-and-learning-materials-in-agroecology-at-university-level-in-the-lao-pdr/