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 […]

Gymnosperms of Laos

Gymnosperm plant species form a small relictual group of higher plants, representing the most sensitive ancient elements of modern tropical floras. Gymnosperms are highly vulnerable to numerous destabilizing factors presently affecting the Earth’s biosphere.

World checklist of Bamboos and Rattans

This book contains a global checklist of all known species of bamboos and rattans. It is an authoritative source of information on accepted species of bamboos and  rattans, the correct names that should be applied to them, and the incorrect names  that should not be used. It has been compiled from expert data sources, edited […]

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) […]

Local Chicken Market Value-Chain Analysis

This report covers a survey of market supply and demand for chicken meat and eggs in Xieng Khouang Province (XKH), Lao PDR.  This includes a value-chain analysis of the five different varieties of native and hybrid chicken meat sold in the province, with analysis of both individual districts and Xieng Khouang Province as a whold.  […]