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Risk Perception and Lowland Rice Farming Change in Savannakhet Province, Southern Laos

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Title of document: Risk Perception and Lowland Rice Farming Change in Savannakhet Province, Southern Laos

Authors/editor: Chanthavisouk Ninchaluene, Santi Piyadeth, Ian G. Baird

Journal’s name if any: European Journal of East Asian Studies

Ministry/Government Agency/Organization: Savannakhet University, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Year of publication: 2021

Geographic focus: Lao PDR

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Summary:

Lowland rice cultivation is changing in southern Laos. A formalised survey and informal interviews in the lowlands of Savannakhet Province indicate that while some farmers still raise water buffaloes, farmers now mainly use hand-held mechanised ploughs to till their fields. More chemical fertilisers are being used, and improved seed varieties have become dominant, with native varieties disappearing. Due to these changes, rice yields have increased substantially, with many more farmers selling surplus rice. The trade-offs are, however, not simple…

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