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Chinese Banana Plantations Lose Their Appeal in Laos as Pollution Concerns Grow

ຈັດພິມໂດຍ: Open Development Laos

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 practices. There was many negative impacts linked to agricultural chemical use, water pollution and labor and health conditions. This archived news article profiles the situation.

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ສະບັບທີ / ຄັ້ງທີ 2016
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ຜູ້ຂຽນຮ່ວມ (ບຸກຄົນ) Ounkeo Souksavanh, Brooks Boliek
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ປີຈັດພິມ 2016
ຄຳສັບຫຼັກ banana plantations,chinese investment,chemicals
ວັນທີອັບໂຫຼດ ມັງກອນ 3, 2018, 16:31 (UTC)
ວັນທີດັດແປງ ມັງກອນ 22, 2018, 00:36 (UTC)