Gliricidia sepium is a fast-growing, nitrogen fixing leguminous tree, highly valued for its adaptability in Northern Laos. It could serve as a resilient live fence, or...

Shade trees are key partners for tea producers when well managed. Keeping tea plants 3–6 meters from shade trees gives the best mix of yield, soil protection, and good tea...

In Xieng Khouang (XKH), farmers grow Khao Kai Noi (KKN) rice for self-consumption and surplus are mainly sold at local markets. The KKN-based farming system exhibits a range of...

This research brief outlines the steps to shift from intensive maize monocropping to multi-species systems through the integration of perennial crops (coffee, banana..). The...

This research brief reveals how smart shade design can make Lao tea farms more productive and resilient. Across nine plots in Xieng Khouang, results show that trees shape...

This study presents an approach to assess agroecology at village level through focus group discussions with village committees and district extension agents. This approach is...

A brief overview of how to boost the demand for organic products through consumer trust and product availability.

ການປູກເຂົ້ານາ ປະສົມປະສານກັບການລ້ຽງເປັດ ແລະ ປູກ ພືດລະດູແລ້ງ ໃນນາເຂົ້າ ແມ່ນວິທີການໜຶ່ງ ທີ່ສົ່ງສົ່ ຜົນເຮັດ ໃຫ້ການຜະລິດທີ່ຍືນຍົງ, ເຊີ່ງສາມາດເພີ່ມຜົນຜະລິດເຂົ້ານາ...

Soil is involved in 13 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) In Laos, there are worrying signs of widespread soil degradation threatening national food security. Yet,...

The Policy Paper on Pesticides in Laos, developed by ALiSEA and SAEDA, presents five priority actions to reduce health and environmental risks from pesticide use while promoting...

The Lao Government recognizes sustainable food systems as central to national development goals. Agroecology policy and practice are the “head and hands” of sustainable food...

This policy brief aims first to characterize the challenges related to the sustainability of the territorial food system in Xiengkhouang Province, and then to examine potential...

ຈຸດປະສົງເພື່ອສະໜອງຫຼັກການ ແລະ ທັກສະພາກປະຕິບັດ ແລະ ຄວາມຮູ້ດ້ານກະສິກຳເພື່ອໂພຊະນາການ ໃຫ້ແກ່ຄູອາຈານ, ນັກຮຽນ ແລະ ພະນັກງານສົ່ງເສີມໃນໂຮງຮຽນ. ເສີມຂະຫຍາຍຜົນການຮຽນຂອງນັກຮຽນ:...

Food system in Xiengkhouang province relies mainly on subsistence agriculture. Families mainly eat what they grow, and complete their diet with some wild food. The rapid shift...

The resource explains biofertilizer production in Yone village, Xiengkhouang Province, based on farmer experience. It highlights compost as a key input for soil health,...

As we are well aware, the cost of fish feed in current fish farming is relatively high, while the selling price of fish is often low. This has led many farmers to produce their...

This leaflet provides practical guidance on fruit tree propagation. It states how to make new branches growing and how to cut them in order to make new plants. It also explains...

ວິດີໂອນີ້ສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນທ່າແຮງຂອງການຜະລິດຄັ່ງ (Sticklac) ເປັນສີນຄ້າທາງເລືອກສຳລັບຊາວກະສິກອນໃນເຂດຊົນນະບົດຂອງລາວ. ຄັ່ງແມ່ນຢາງໄມ້ທຳມະຊາດທີ່ມີຄຸນຄ່າສູງ ສາມາດນຳໃຊ້ຜະລິດສີ, ສານເຄືອບ ແລະ...

This booklet highlights the activities related to the ASSET project in Lao PDR.

Abstract of the proceeding of the National Research for Development Forum on Pathway foe Sustainable Development in Lao PDR (17-18/12/2014, NUoL)