Title of document: Decision of the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry on Organic Agriculture Standards Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Lao PDR Year of publication: 2005 Geographic focus: Laos - Referred to in Agriculture Law No.1/98 LNA, dated 10 October 1998; - Referred to in Prime Minister CB (DOA) No.89/PMO, dated 22 June 1999 on the Organization and Role of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; - Referred to in the joint ASEAN AFTA Agreement of Lao PDR; - Referred to in the joint WTO of Lao PDR.   Read More

Title of document: Development Strategy of the Crop Sector 2025 and Vision 2030 Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Department of Agriculture, Lao PDR Year of publication: 2015 Geographic focus: Laos Vision: Crop Production by Focusing on Modernization, Clean, Safety, Quality, Stability, Sustainability and Commercialization Agreement on Endorsement and Promulgation of Development Strategy of the Crop Sector 2025 and Vision 2030: - Pursuant to the Article 70 of the Law on Agriculture No. 01/98 NA, dated on 10 October 1998, - Pursuant to the Article 3, Section 3.2 of the Prime Minister’s Decree No. 262/PM, dated on 28 June 2012 on Organization and Function of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, - Refer to the Department of Agriculture’s Letter of Proposal No. 0255/DOA, dated on 11 February 2015     Read More

Title of document: Agriculture Development Strategy to 2025 and Vision to the year 2030 Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Lao PDR Year of publication: 2015 Geographic focus: Laos Sectoral Vision and Aims: “Ensuring food security, producing comparative and competitive agricultural commodities, developing clean, safe and sustainable agriculture and shift gradually to the modernization of a resilient and productive agriculture economy linking with rural development contributing to the national economic basis”   Read More

Title of document: The Law on Agriculture Year of publication: 1998 Geographic focus: Laos DECREE of the PRESIDENT of the LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC on the promulgation of the Law on Agriculture   Read More

Title of document: Agriculture and forestry sector contribution to the 8thNational Socio Economic Development Plan (NSEDP) Author: Mr. XaypladethChoulamany Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Departmentof Planning and Cooperation(DoPC), Lao PDR Year of publication: 2015 Geographic focus: Laos   Read More

Title of document: 7th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (2011-2015) Author: H.E. Dr. Bounthavy SISOUPHANTHONG Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Ministry of Planning and Investment of the Lao People’s Democratic Republlic Year of publication: 2015 Geographic focus: Laos   Read More

Title of document: Field Exercise Guide on Fruit Flies Integrated Pest Management Authors: Prabhat Kumar, Abubakar, AlmaLinda, Jan Willem Ketelaar, Vijaysegaran Shanmugam Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand; FAO Asia IPM Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAORAP,Bangkok, Thailand; FAO Consultant, Fruit Fly IPM Expert (formally with University of Griffith, Australia) Year of publication: 2011 Geographic focus: South and South East Asia School of agroecology: Integrated Pest Management A range of technical sessions are carried out in a Farmer‘s Field School /Training of Trainers courses to facilitate enjoyable learning experiences for IPM farmers and trainers. These exercises follow non-formal education methodologies based on adult learning principles as the core of its design and allow a participatory learning process on selected topics. A range of exercise guides have been developed on many pests an, crops and have been very successfully used in implementing FFS and/or TOT in many geographical areas of the world. This is the first such attempt to develop a range of exercises on key technical aspects on fruit flies. It has been developed through a participatory and collaborative effort during the FAO/AIT Regional Training on IPM for Fruit Flies, held at the Southern Fruit Research Institute (SOFRI), Tien Giang, Vietnam from 07-14TH December 2010. This regional training was held under the auspices of the Asian Fruit Fly IPM Project, involving a group of selected IPM trainers from the Asian region and resource persons.   Read More

Title of document: Regional Training on IPM for Fruit Flies / Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management of Fruit Flies in South and Southeast Asia Author: Prabhat Kumar, Alma Linda Abubakar, Jan Willem Ketelaar and Vijaysegaran Shanmugam Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand; FAO Asia IPM Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO-RAP, Bangkok, Thailand; FAO Consultant, Fruit Fly IPM Expert (formally with University of Griffith, Australia) Year of publication: 2011 Geographic focus: South and South East Asia School of agroecology: Integrated Pest Management A Regional Training on IPM for Fruit Flies under the auspices of the project “Area-wide Fruit fly Integrated Pest Management in South and Southeast Asia” was organized at the Southern Horticultural Research Institute, Tien Giang in Vietnam from 07 - 14 December 2010. Attendees (some 35 persons) included resource persons, country representatives from project implementation countries and other countries in South and SE Asia, representatives from partner institutes (FAO, BCRL India) and personnel from the host institute SOFRI and PPD of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam. The overall objective of the training was to provide participants with information, education and hands-on experiences on fruit fly IPM to prepare them to assist farming communities in developing location-specific and effective area-wide strategies for sustainable fruit fly management. The training course sessions were divided into learning blocks on: (1) Fruit Fly Species Diagnosis, Biology and Ecology; (2) Damage Symptoms Recognition and Assessment; (3) Management Options for Fruit Fly; (4) Design of Area-wide Best-bet Management Strategies for Fruit Fly; and (5) Training Curriculum and Materials Development.   Read More

Title of document: Food and Nutrition Security ATLAS of Lao PDR Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: World Food Programme (WFP); Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. Year of publication: 2013 Geographic focus: Lao PDR The Atlas on Food and Nutrition Security in Lao PDR is based on a conceptual framework developed by WFP/VAM. The framework allows for a comprehensive analysis of food and nutrition security by taking into account household livelihood assets and strategies, contextual factors, shocks and hazards.   Read More

Title of document: Lessons from Nature - A guide to Ecological Agriculture in the tropics Authors: Shimpei Murakami Year of publication: 1991 Over millions of years, nature has built up an intricate system of relationship of exchange and mutual dependence among its elements - land, water, air, forest, sunlight and living things - to create what we call the ecosystem. It is the life support system of all living things on this planet and provides not oniy the daily needs but also saves resources for future generations. But this very life support system is endangered by man's aggression against nature. In the last few decades, the aggression has reached unprecedented levels. Blinded by his so-called 'scientific and technological achievements' he believes in 'conquering' nature and that it can be exploited endlessly. This is nothing but arrogance and an excuse for rapacious greed. With all his bragging about science and technology he fails to understand the superior science of nature. Based on this false understanding, man's relationship with nature has turned into one of enmity. But in this war of aggression, man is certainly going to be the loser; he and other living species will face extinction. Already, the signs are foreboding - global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, massive deforestation, advancing deserts, prolonged drought, marauding flooc and apocalyptical cyclones are ravaging many parts of the earth. However, the destruction of the environment is not only the result of man's arrogance of science, but also a result of the way he has organized his society - its economic, social and cultural systems. The economic system encourages monopolization of resources by a few, the social system promotes the acquisition of power by a small minority at the cost of disenfranchising many, and the cultural system advocates greed and reckless consumption in the name of individualism. If sanity does not prevail upon man, then he will soon destroy the environment and with it himself and other living things. For survival, he has to build a society which is based on equitable and sustainable sharing of resources which decentralizes social power and promotes consumption based on need, not on the greed of a few. His technology and science should try to understand the principles and laws of nature and derive sustenance in a sustainable manner by harmoniously blending technology and science with the superior technology and science of nature.   Read More