Khao Kai Noi in Xiengkhuang Province
Khao Kai Noi is composed of 7 glutinous rice strains grown only in special environments in Xiengkhouang and Houaphanh Provinces. The rice is known for its unique eating qualities, is growing in demand and is a priority crop of the province.
ABD Education in Xiengkhuang Province
The ABD Curricula has been approved by the Ministry of Education and has been successfully used and ready for expansion into other district schools. It is met by enthusiasm by teachers, students and parents
Beekeeping in Xiengkhuang Province
A Signifi cant potential for Lao honey exists if marketing, quality control and expansion of beekeeping can be achieved
Food from Northern Laos The Boat Landing Cookbook
Food from Northern Laos: The Boat Landing Cookbook is the child of the confluence of the skills, knowledge and abilities of these special friends. Dorothy has brought her love of cooking and cookbooks, Kees his photography and Joy her talent for cooking. Pawn and I have contributed our abilities to eat and critique. My passion […]
Unlocking the full potential of Lao PDR’s tea sector
Tea plants are native to East Asia and evidence of tea consumption in China goes back to the 2nd century BC. In Laos, tea was presumably cultivated and traded as early as the 7th century (Earth Systems, 2016). Forest tea1 has been grown in Northern Laos for centuries. In the 1920s, the French brought tea […]
Wild Terrestrial Orchids in Phou Koud District Xiangkhouang Province
Terrestrial orchids in 10 villages of Phou Koud district, Xiangkhouang province were studied from March, 2016 to March, 2018. Thirty two (32) species of 22 genera were found and identified; they are included within 2 sub-family, Epidendroideae and Orchidoideae. For Epidendroideae sub-family 16 genera were found with 23 species and for Orchidoideae 6 genera were […]
Local Perception of Matsutake Mushroom Use and Preservation in Xiengkhuang and Huaphan Provinces
Matsutake Mushoom (Het Wai) in Lao is the most prized and expensive mushroom in Laos as well as on earth. Since the 1990s Xiengkhuang and Houaphan Provinces were found the only two places of Mutsutake in Laos. Since then local people harverting and exporting of Musutake to Vientiane city for earn money from their sale […]
Studies in Asian Nervilia (Orchidaceae) VII: Nervilia kasiensis, a new Lao endemic
A new species belonging to the terrestrial orchid genus Nervilia is described from Kasi District, Vientiane Province, northern Laos. Referable to the widespread and species-rich N. adolphi / punctata alliance on account of its solitary flower, slender white and violet-marked labellum and glabrous, angular leaf, N. kasiensis is morphologically most closely allied to N. muratana […]
Marketing potential of Lao Forest Honey: Prospects for a “healthy” future
MAIN MESSAGES The perceived health benefits and natural quality of Lao Forest Honey provide a marketing advantage over other competitors in the country and the region, where honey is predominantly used for health. Strengthen Lao Honey’s image and brand as pure forest honey in the domestic and export markets through (1) a national standard, (2) […]
