National Action Plan for Sustainable Rattan and Bamboo(2021-2025)
Lao PDR is endowed with biodiversity and rattan and bamboo species that have played an important role in generating income for the rural communities. It was estimated that rattan and bamboo can contribute about 22,000,000 US dollars or more per year to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with about 150,000 households, within 1,700 villages, […]
Country Gender Assessment of Agriculture and The rural sector in Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
This Country Gender Assessment (CGA) was commissioned by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in October 2017 as a way to gauge Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s progress in achieving gender equality in the agricultural and rural sectors, and as a mechanism to guide FAO’s strategic mission in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. […]
Fish Marketing Studies at Nam Houm and Nam Souang Reservoirs
Up till now a detailed survey of fish marketing in Nam Houm and Nam Souang Reservoirs is yet to be implemented. Few data and information on fish marketing have been collected. It is necessary to understand insightfully the fish marketing systems in the reservoirs, as they are the potential main source of income for Reservoir […]
Manual Participatory Forest and Agriculture Land Use Planning, Allocation and Management at Village Level
This manual introduces participatory approaches in implementation P-FALUPAM at village cluster and village levels, which divide into five steps including office work and fieldwork. The first step is preparation of work plan, personnel, budget, and equipment/tools. The second step is collection of village data and mapping of village baseline maps, including training of P-FALUPAM to […]
Most Significant Change Stories
Most Significant Change is a qualitative research methodology that involves project stakeholders in deciding what changes are worth recording as “stories”. MSC stories are meant to illustrate, not quantify outcomes and impacts. These stories help “bring to life” the quantitative data and help TABI project managers and donors understand how changes resulting from the P-FALUPAM […]
Freshwater fisheries conservation can increase biodiversity
We evaluate the impact of a fisheries management program centered on the definition of Fish Conservation Zones on biodiversity, measured as the number of species caught in the last 12 months. Data comes from a set of 32 villages in central Lao PDR, of which half participated in the program, and the remaining are a […]
Flora of Nam Kading National Protected Area V: Two new species of Camellia (Theaceae), C. namkadingensis and C. rosacea
Two new species of Camellia (Theaceae), C. namkadingensis and C. rosacea, from Nam Kading National Protected Area, Central Laos, are described. Illustrations, DNA barcodes for rbcL and matK and IUCN conservation status assessments also provided.
Pha Khao Lao Infographic Brochure
The main demographic is young people (18-34) who are actively using the platform, particularly the Facebook page. Both men and women are actively participating.The bounce rate is at 54% showing that users are staying on the site. Mobile usage is high highlighting the need to make Pha khao Lao more accessible through a mobile application. The […]
Selection of Xylose Utilizing Yeast for Ethanol Fermentation
Studies on selection of xylose utilizing yeast for ethanol fermentation were used the waste of agriculture in total 56 samples. In the experiments were conducted by an enrichment technique in YPX broth at 37°C. A total of 60 yeast strains were obtained. Of these, 35 yeast strains were selected for growing on YPD, YPS, YPX […]
Comparison the Effective of Five Solutions in Cleaning of Fresh Vegetables to Reduce Microorganism and Slmonella spp.
The aim of this study is to find out the appropriate method using 0.1%, 0.5% and 1% of five different solutions to reduce the total bacteria and Salmonella spp in fresh vegetables. Five different fresh vegetables were collected from the market and subjected to determination for the total bacteria and salmonella spp by spread plate […]
