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Report on the Resilience of Rubber Development in Lao PDR
The decree here is to ensure the implementation of the monetary policy to respond to the financing of production and services, to adjust the social monetary value to contribute ...
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Project for food security and livelifood improvement through sustainable agriculture and community based natural resource management
Project for Food Security and Livelihood Improvement through Sustainable Agriculture and Community based Natural Resource Management
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Sustainable organic agriculture: Opportunity for Thai-rural farmer development
This paper analysed the opportunities of rural farmers in north Thailand and factors influencing their incomes. Between January 2012 and October 2012 the author interviewed 124 ...
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Chinese Banana Plantations Lose Their Appeal in Laos as Pollution Concerns Grow
A boom in banana demand led to heavy agricultural investment in northern Laos as Chinese investors offered strong financial incentives to farmers to change land management pract...
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Illegal Pesticide Trade in Mekong Countries: Case of the Lao PDR
Reports on the increasing use of pesticides in Lao PDR (van der Wulp 2006; Lao-FAO IPM and FAO Pesticide Risk Reduction Programme 2009, 2011; FAO IPM Vegetable Regional Programm...
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Small-scale land acquisitions, large-scale implications: The case of Chinese banana investments in Northern Laos
In the context of the ‘global land grab’, the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic has been identified as a hotspot for large-scale land acquisitions sought by capital strong foreign...
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Land acquistion by non-local actors and consequences for local development: Impacts of economic land concessions on the livelihoods of indigenous communities in northeast provinces of Cambodia
A study summarising existing information related to land issues and governance of indigenous communities, and assessing the impact of economic land concessions on indigenous com...
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Asia brief: Filling the rice basket in Lao PDR, partnership results
The Asia Briefing Paper Series aims to inform the development practitioners and the public about new innovations, results and impacts of Swiss development cooperation in Asia. T...
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Farming first: Enhancing sustainable development through agriculture
This document argues that returning farmers to the centre of policy decisions is fundamental to sustainable development. It outlines Farming First's call-to-action for...
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Overview, rice production in Cambodia
An overview of rice production in Cambodia, describes the climate, seasons, soil conditions and land use, and the distribution of rice paddies. Rice agro-ecological systems are...
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"Genuinely Lao", Rice Today
Article published in IRRI's quarterly magazine, Rice Today, about the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the International Rice Research Institute's (IRRI) work...
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Cambodia perspective on rice production and mechanisation in Cambodia
Cambodian perspectives on rice production and mechanisation. The presenter introduces Cambodia’s agriculture sector and its composition, and the role of rice outlines Cambodian...
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Rainfed lowland rice in Cambodia : a baseline survey
Presents findings of a baseline survey on rainfed lowland rice (RLR) in Cambodia based on interviews with 45 RLR farmers in three provinces. This report describes: 1) the place...
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The potential of rice intensification in Paoy Char, Banteay Meanchey province, western Cambodia: Case study in in Trapeang Thma Khang Tboung and Poay Ta Ong Villages
A study by University of Copenhagen students on intensification of rice production in Banteay Meanchey province and the impacts of intensification methods on the livelihoods of...
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Gender dimensions of the adoption of the system of rice intensification (SRI) in Cambodia
A study on the adoption, practices and outcomes of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Cambodia and its implications on gender relations. The researchers investigated:...