Title of document: Farmers’ access to credit in the Lao PDR Authors/editor: NUOL & NAFRI Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: NUOL & NAFRI Year of publication: 2019 Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues/ topics addressed (for example: …) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): http://laofab.org/document/view/4237 Summary: This study evaluates the access to finance of three main agriculture activities including rice, pig, and maize. The main determinants of the access to finance experience in farming, education, land size and number of workers. Farmers with at least primary school education have a higher probability of obtaining credit than those who have no school attainment. The analysis of farmer credit risk, based base on the 5 Cs principle, suggests that most farmers have a relatively high level of risk, which is likely to limit their access to credit…   Read More

Title of document: Agrarian dynamics in Laos and Cambodia, socioeconomic and environmental impacts Authors: Rada KONG, Vuthy SUOS, Vira LENG, Jean-Christophe CASTELLA, Guillaume LESTRELIN, Florent TIVET and Pascal LIENHARD Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: ACTAE Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Cambodia and Laos Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Background of the intervention; Main objectives of the funded initiative; Approach & methodology; Main activities implemented…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Final narrative report ACTAE Small Grant Facility AGRARIAN Project   Read More

Title of document: Building an Evidence Base for Policy Formulation in the Agriculture and Rural Development Sector in Lao PDR Authors/editor: NAFRI Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organization: NAFRI - MAF Year of publication: 2020 Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues/ topics addressed (for example: Sustainable Commercial Agricultural Production: A Case Study of Commercialized Banana Production; Development of Benzoin Upstream Value Chains for Uplands of The Lao PDR; Cassava Value Chains in Champasak and Salavan Provinces…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: In June 2012, the Government of the Lao PDR, with the support of development partners, established a Policy Think Tank as part of the Sector Working Group on Agriculture and Rural Development. The Policy Think Tank is led by NAFRI, the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute, which is under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The aim of the Policy Think Tank is to engage government ministries and private sector stakeholders in dialogue and consensus building to address critical national policy issues that impact actions at the provincial and district levels to support the improvement of livelihoods among the rural poor…   Read More

Title of document: Developing materials for learning & extension: The Lao Uplands Sourcebook Authors: Michael Victor Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Year of publication: 2017 Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues / topics addressed (for example: What is the sourcebook; Diversity of Contributions and topics; Artwork brings out key messages and concepts; How used……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: This presentation for ALiSEA National Thematic workshop “Review of Existing Pedagogical Materials and Initiatives for Mainstreaming AE Practices in Laos” the 13th of June 2017   Read More

Title of document: Bridging the gap: How to get climate services to farmers Authors/editor: FAO, MONRE, MAF Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organization: FAO, MONRE, MAF Year of publication: 2021 Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues/ topics addressed (for example: …) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The Lao Climate Service for Agriculture (LaCSA) provides agro-meteorological information in a compact format relevant to Lao farmers. The challenge addressed here, is the delivery of the provided information to farmers and other end-users. While the standard output channel are bulletins that are published online and sent to subscribed receivers, these resources may be beyond the reach of many farmers. Under the SAMIS project, FAO in collaboration with the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) and the Department of Agriculture and Land Management (DALaM), have tested a number of pathways to give farmers access to the produced content. Based on their testing, a number of ways have been identified that allow farmers to take advantage of tools that are normally out of their reach. To drive this process, the National Agriculture and Forestry Institute (NAFRI) has trained DAFO and DONRE staff throughout the country in the use and retrieval of LaCSA information. The purpose of this leaflet is to present the identified dissemination options and insights, to encourage subsequent projects in taking them up or building on them.   Read More

Title of document: Measuring climate resilience: an example of indicators system in the framework of the NU-PCR project Authors: Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: CCL, CARE, EU Year of publication: Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Overview of CCL’s actions in Gnot Ou district; Rationale of NU-PCR Project; Concept of Resilience; NU-PCR project dimensions on resilience ……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Presentation for measuring climate resilience: an example of indicators system in the framework of the NU-PCR project in Ngot Ou District, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR   Read More

Title of document: ALiSEA Network Survey “Results of the online consultation in Laos” Authors/editor: HongnaphaPhommabouth Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: ALiSEA Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues / topics addressed (for example:…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation of “Task force meeting of ALiSEA in Laos”, 27th November 2018, Lao PDR   Read More

Title of document: Cross-countries training: introduction to the use of simulation games for the participatory design of contextualized agroecology scenarios with farmers Authors: Patrick D’Aquino Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: ACTAE, CANSEA, CIRAD Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Objectives of the Action; Context of the Action; Location and description of the Action…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: This document presents the main findings of a Small R&D Grant awarded by CANSEA in the framework of the ACTAE project   Read More

Title of document: Profitability of Organic Agriculture in a Transition Economy: the Case of Organic Contract Rice Farming in Lao PDR Authors: Setboonsarng, Sununtar; Stefan, Adam; Leung, PingSun and Cai, Junning Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Malica Year of publication: 2008 Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues / topics addressed (for example: ……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): http://orgprints.org/11583/ Summary: A Poster Profitability of Organic Agriculture in a Transition Economy: the Case of Organic Contract Rice Farming in Lao PDR   Read More

Title of document: Dried Bamboo PGS Certified: from Huaphanh to Vietnam… A long journey Authors: HuaphanhBambooSectorDevelopment Project Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: ALiSEA, HuaphanhBambooSectorDevelopment Project Year of publication: 2017 Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Situation of Nor Hok dried bamboo shoots cross-border value chain, challenges facedby norhokcross border bamboovalue chains……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The “Bamboo Provincial Strategy 2016-2020” for second phase has been approved by Provincial Governor. The Bamboo Project is facilitating the implementation this strategy Presentation for “Dried Bamboo PGS Certified: from Huaphanh to Vietnam… A long journey”, in Vientiane-ALISEA, 25 July 2017   Read More