Honeybee Haven: A Practical Solution for People and Planet
Located in the heart of Xieng Khuang Province, the Honey Exhibition and Distribution Centre in Paek District is more than a place to purchase honey. It serves as a hub for promoting agricultural biodiversity while providing essential guidelines and knowledge on beekeeping. Established in 2019 through a partnership between the Department of Agriculture and Forestry […]
Conservation Breeding of the Laos Warty Newt (Laotriton laoensis) Until the F3-Generation
Since 2008 the commercial trade of Laotriton laoensis has been prohibited in Laos. This is to be welcomed although protection in practice is hardly to be monitored. According to IUCN the species is listed as “Endangered EN”. The species is still threatened by local people by poisonous fishing. The newts are used for food in […]
In addition to the priority activities the Xiengkhouang province
• Traditional medicines: Support for conservation in key habitats, community agreements on management and harvesting, processing and equitable markets is needed. • Fish-rice cultivation: This is an age-old practice in Asia and part of Laos. Increases in fish production can be made via adoption of practices used in other countries in Asia and can be […]
Concept Notes Bamboo Cultivation for Shoots and Canes (Nor Loy and Nor Lai).
Bamboo is an important biodiversity resource and is often perceived as the most economically important NTFP of Lao PDR. It is imperative for the livelihoods of rural communities (cash income, food security, and material) as well as being socially and culturally important. Bamboo also plays a vital environmental role including reducing soil erosion, creating microhabitats […]
CONCEPT NOTES LOCAL ABD CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Because of rural local people have enormous volumes of indigenous knowledge that informs about fundamental aspects of day-to-day life and can play a significant role in education by directly interacting with their natural ABD surrounding. Knowledge of local agrobiodiversity resources is traditionally passed on from the older to the younger generation, but this culture and […]
Concept Notes Broom Grass Stick Production for Rural Communities’ Poverty Reduction
Throughout the upland areas of Lao PDR, broom grass production is a source of income for many families and also a source of animal feed. Broom grass (Thysanolaena maxima), known as “Dok Khem”, is a naturally growing, semi-domesticated found in upland fallows land along roads. In addition to a cutting implement, it mainly requires labor […]
CONCEPT NOTES FISH FROM CONSERVATION ZONE FOR NUTRITION SECURITY
Small-scale fisheries are very important in the northern part of Lao PDR, where rural people heavily depend upon the rivers’ fish stocks for their livelihoods. However, from many previous years, there was fish increasing pressure from human exploitation, because of the number of rural population increased and therefore they have to do such overfishing for […]
KHAO KAI NOI (KKN) ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCTION
Khao Kai Noi (KKN) is specific glutinous rice varieties produced exclusively in Xiengkhouang and Houaphanh Provinces. KKN has several unique characteristics that set it apart from other rice varieties: (i) exceptional taste and aroma; (ii) high milling ratio (grain:husk) of 80% compared with 70% for most other glutinous rice varieties; (iii) it is photoperiod-sensitive, late […]
CONCEPT NOTE WILD-HONEY PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENT
In Xiengkhouang province, the “wild honey” produced by the Apis Cerena bee species is natural wild honey that has traditionally been harvested from both the wild forest and by beekeepers in the village wild honey production groups. Traditionally they have managed wild queen bees in hives made of hollow tree stumps and wooden boxes. Those […]
Fish cultivation in rice fields
Fish cultivation in rice fields is a local practice of farmers in Xiengkuang Province. Fish in rice fields is an important source of fish as well as rice. Fish also play a role in controlling pest insects in rice as well as weeds. This improves the quality and quantity of rice and increases overall profitability […]
