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Devastating Laos dam collapse leads to deforestation of protected forests
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
Chris Humphrey
2018
This article reviews the catastrophic impacts of dam collapse in the Southern Laos in July 2018 which results in deaths, devastated communities, forced thousands to flee and rip...
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Land grabs and labour: Vietnamese workers on rubber plantations in southern Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Baird, Ian G., William Noseworthy, Nghiem Phuong Tuyen, Le Thu Ha,...
2018
Since the early 2000s the Lao government has dramatically increased the number of large-scale land concessions issued for agribusinesses. While studies have documented the socia...
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The Beautiful Rivers—And the Dammed
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
JEFF OPPERMAN, CHRIS WEBER AND DANIEL KAMMEN
2018
This is a news feature on energy trends in the world. It shows the potential of other energy sources other than hydropowers that usually comes with the risks of undesired disast...
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Xekaman 3 hydroelectric plant in Laos: a very major landslide in December
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
Dave Petley
2017
This article features a potential disaster, a land slide, after the construction of Xekaman 3 hydroelectric plant in Laos.
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Lao PDR to improve electricity network with World Bank support
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
The World Bank
2015
This press release provides information about the the Power Grid Improvement Project Lao PDR, which aims to improve the efficiency and reliability of the country’s electricity d...
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Chemicals Dumped in River Kill Fish in Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
Radio Free Asia
2018
Chemicals released into a river by a Chinese-owned banana farm near the Lao capital Vientiane killed over 300 kg of fish in November, prompting warnings by authorities to local ...
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Whats Behind Laos' China Banana Ban?
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
The Diplomat
2017
On April 12, Radio Free Asia cited local government sources as confirming that Lao government orders to shut down environmentally destructive Chinese-owned banana farms, first r...
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Atlas of agriculture in the Lao PDR: Patterns and trends between 1999 & 2011
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Epprecht, Michael, Anne-Kathrin Weber, Rasso Bernhard, Khamlouang...
2018
This atlas of agriculture presents a comprehensive spatial analysis of the agricultural activities and production patterns in the Lao PDR in 2011, and the respective changes dur...
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Economic Change in Lao Agriculture: The Impact of Policy Reform
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Warr, Peter G
1997
Since implementation of economic reforms in the Lao PDR, beginning about 1990, rice output has grown less rapidly than population but cash crop and livestock production has outg...
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Performance Review and Policy Options For Sustainable Irrigation Development In Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
B Bouahom et al.
2016
Over the past two decades, irrigation has been a vital and integral part of agricultural and rural development programs throughout Lao PDR. Areas under irrigation have more than...
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Laos at a glance [Agriculture]
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
FAO
2014
This briefing page informs about the situation of agricultural sector in Laos based in Agriculture Census 2010/11.
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Lao Government Appoints Committee to Enforce Timber Export Ban
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
J&C
2016
This news article gives information on the ministerial ban of raw timber export of Lao PDR.
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Country Report: Lao PDR [Livestock and Fisheries]
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Thongphun Theungphachan
2012
This is a report on livestock and fisheries situation in Lao PDR from Livestock & Fisheries Products Quality Assurance Unit.
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Foreign Agricultural Investment Country Profile: Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
FAO
2011
This is a profile of foreign agricultural investment in Lao PDR. The sheet gives general information regarding investment in general and the agricultural sector. It also explore...
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Fisheries Country Profile: Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
Kong Kham Vonglokham
2017
This page explains a profile on the fisheries sector in Lao PDR, updated in 2017.
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LAOS: Sustainability of Future Rice Production Growth and Food Security Uncertain
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Foreign Agriculture Service, United States Department of Agriculture
2011
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
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Phouvong Chittanavanh, Khamxay Sipaseuth & Walter Order
2004
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
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Panyakul, Vitoon
2009
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]
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
Department of Agriculture
2015
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
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
Phaydy Phiaxaysarakham
2010
This presentation slides explain the overview of organic agriculture opportunities in Lao PDR.