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LAOS: Sustainability of Future Rice Production Growth and Food Security Uncertain
This page highlights information regarding the rice production growth and food security in Lao PDR.
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The potential for organic agriculture in Laos
Laos has a range of conditions which favor organic production for in-country consumption and export including: 1) the low external input systems presently used allows for easy...
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Organic agriculture in Laos PDR: Overview and development options
This report was prepared by Mr Vitoon Panyakul of Earth Net Foundation/Green Net (www.greennet.or.th). It is the outcome of a five day visit to Laos in late November 2008 and na...
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Development Strategy of the Crop Sector 2025 and Vision 2030 [Lao PDR]
Development Strategy of the Crop Sector 2025 is one of the strategic documents which include an analysis of crop production and development of the crop sector which has been car...
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Organic Opportunities in Lao PDR
This presentation slides explain the overview of organic agriculture opportunities in Lao PDR.
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Organic Agriculture in Lao PDR: Overview
This is a presentation about the Organic Agriculture in Lao PDR.
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Organic Farming in Lao PDR
About 83% of the population of the Lao PDR is rural and 66% depend on subsistence agriculture. Organic agriculture has good potential, both for local consumption and the export ...
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Unlocking the full potential of Lao PDR's tea sector
Tea in Laos is mainly grown and collected by smallholder farmers. It thus has a strong potential to contribute to poverty alleviation and rural development. Despite a relatively...
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Gallery- The China-built railway cutting through Laos
Standing at the bus station in Luang Namtha, the biggest town in northern Laos, travellers wanting to get south to the capital Vientiane face the prospect of a punishing 18-hour...
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Khai: A gift from the Ou River
A cascade of dams is changing the rivers ecology and threatening riverweed a traditional source of food in northern Laos
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Laos rapid economic growth path has so far avoided macroeconomic cliffs
Laos is one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia. On average the countrys economy has grown by 7.5 per cent per year and trade by 17 per cent per year since 2000, ...
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Laos Investment Outlook for 2019
Laos often referred to as the Battery of Southeast Asia is one of the smallest nations in ASEAN. The countrys total population is less than ten million. Laos is strategically ...
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Socio-Economic Atlas of the Lao PDR 2015
This latest atlas, developed by the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) of the University of Bern, together with the Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB), combines statistical ...
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Noi 2030 Fact Sheet
Who is Noi and why should we invest in her? This fact sheet was produced for Nois first anniversary on the International Day of the Girl Child in 2017. It introduces Noi, the an...
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Laos' low unemployment rate called into question
This webpage summarizes Laos' recent low unemployment rate and discussions that have arisen as a result of it.
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The Basic Rules Of Employment In Laos: Updates to the Lao Labour Law
This webpage explains the changes that were made to the 2006 Labor Law, thereby replacing it with the 2013 Labor Law.
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Together, to change millions of lives in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
This document, published by the ILO, provides an overview of the state of social protection in Lao PDR.
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The Global Slavery Index 2016
The report provides information on the ranking of Laos and other countries on the index, as well as factors that explain for the rank.
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ECPAT Executive Summary: Lao PDR
The executive summary provides an introduction to human trafficking amongst children, national plans on their protection, and recommendations for action.
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The Global Slavery Index 2018
The report and page provide information on the ranking of Laos on the index, as well as factors that explain for the rank.