While economic growth and food security in Vietnam’s Red River Delta are heavily reliant on agriculture, the intensive use of agricultural land has resulted in various negative...

This video presents beekeeping and honey production in Houaytan Village, Phoukoud District, Xiengkhouang Province, Lao PDR, highlighting their role in generating income. The...

This video highlights the importance of bio-compost and demonstrates how to make it, using an example from Yone Village, Paek District, Xiengkhouang Province. It explains the...

The direct seedling rice system, or rice broadcasting, involves sowing seeds directly into the field rather than transplanting seedlings. This method reduces labor, especially...

This video showcases the shade-grown coffee production process on a farm in a Lao village in Kham District, Xiengkhouang Province, Lao PDR. It explains how this method supports...

Integrated tea production refers to combining tea cultivation with other crops or livestock to maximize land use and improve sustainability. For example, planting pigeon peas...

The video presents an organic integrated farm 'Souan Ai Aoun Farm' located in the Natha Village, Chomphet District, Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR. The farm combines various...

This video shows how buffalo help maintain soil nutrients and support aquatic biodiversity within the rice farming system. Using the example of Phonevieng Village, Vang Vieng...

The first organization to introduce the System Rice Intensification into Laos was Oxfam Australia, a non-governmental organization (NGO), which conducted the first SRI trials...

Presentation of the 7th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (2011-2015), its goals, overall directions and main targets. The document also states shortly the achievements...

The Law on Agriculture has the function of establishing principles, rules, and measures regarding the organization and activities of agricultural production which is the basis...

The document presents how the agriculture and forestry sector supports Laos’ 8th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (2016–2020). It highlights national goals of inclusive...

This regulation defines the principles, rules, and measures for controlling activities that involve pesticides in Lao PDR in order to protect human, animal and plant health, and...

The Organic Agriculture Standards are designed promote Clean Agriculture within the agriculture and forestry sectors, and to ensure that the management of agriculture production...

In 1996, the Government of Lao PDR acceded to United Nation International Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). In meeting the requirements of the convention, in 2004, the...

Decree on Endorsement and Declaration of the Forestry Strategy to the Year 2020 of the Lao PDR:- Pursuant to the Law on the Government of Lao PDR, No. 02/NA, dated 6 May 2003-...

This Forestry Law determines the basic principles, regulations and measures on sustainable management, preservation, development, utilization and inspection of forest resources...

The National Poverty Eradication Programme (NPEP) has been renamed by the Government of the Lao PDR in order to avoid confusion with the 8 national programmes and to better...

Inle Lake situated in Southern Shan State is well known by local populace and foreign visitors for the natural beauty of the lake waters, surrounding mountain ranges, tomato...

This case study factsheet presents the Huaysorn-Huaysua Agriculture Development and Service Center in Vientiane, Laos. Established in 1995 through Lao–Thai cooperation, it...