Publications
Strengthening Agro-climatic Monitoring and Information Systems (SAMIS) to improve adaptation to climate change and food security in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (GCP/LAO/021/LDF)
01/01/2020
The project Strengthening Agro-climatic Monitoring and Information Systems to improve adaptation to climate change and food security in Lao People's Democratic Republic, has arranged training on basic and advanced geographic information systems (GIS) for the staff of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology and of the Department of Agricultural Land Management in Lao PDR. The folder contains the training materials for materials prepared by the Asian Institute Technology.
Climate maps for the Lao People's Democratic Republic
01/01/2021
Downscaling climate observation is part of the activities of the second component of the project “Strengthening Agro-climatic Monitoring and Information Systems (SAMIS) to improve adaptation to climate change and food security in Lao PDR”.
Exploring the futures of maize
01/01/2022
maize, crop production, value chains, production systems, land management, climate change adaptation, climate resilience, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Exploring cassava futures
01/01/2022
cassava, crop production, value chains, production systems, crop rotation, land management, stakeholders, Lao People's Democratic Republic
FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031
01/01/2022
The FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 was endorsed by FAO Council in June 2022. This new strategy replaces the previous strategy from 2017 to better FAO's climate action with the Strategic Framework 2022-2031, and other FAO strategies that have been developed since then.
Foresight planning at village level: using decision support scenarios
01/01/2022
villages, climate change adaptation, food security, land-use planning, land-use mapping, training courses, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Exploring coffee futures
01/01/2022
coffee, crop production, value chains, production systems, land management, stakeholders, Lao People's Democratic Republic
What is soil pH
01/01/2019
A poster under the framework of the Global Soil Doctors programme on soil pH.
How to become a soil doctor
01/01/2018
What is the Soil Doctors programme
01/01/2018
What is soil
01/01/2018
National Agricultural Innovation System Assessment in Lao PDR
01/01/2021
assessment, agricultural innovation systems, capacity development, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Maximizing benefits from agricultural exports for Lao smallholder farmers
01/01/2022
Lao PDR's status as a Least Developed Country (LDC) grants its agricultural products tariff and quota-free access to markets in developed countries, including the European Union. The country's comparative advantage is its "greener production," with export potential growing from 90 products in 2012 to 107 in 2020.
Soil mapping for the Lao People's Democratic Republic
01/01/2021
The leaflet presents the activities of the second component of the project “Strengthening Agro-climatic Monitoring and Information Systems (SAMIS) to improve adaptation to climate change and food security in Lao PDR”. The Department of Agricultural Land Management (DALaM) under the Ministry of Agriculture (MAF) has, with financial support of FAO Laos and financial support by GEF, produced the national soil map in the country.
What is the forest area of Lao People's Democratic Republic?
01/01/2021
There are discrepancies in forest cover statistics announced by the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the FAO Publication Forest Resources Assessment respectively. This publication seeks to clarify why such discrepancies occur.
Special Report – 2022 FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
07/03/2023
At the request of the government, a joint FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited the country from 14 November to 2 December 2022 to estimate the 2022 crop production, to forecast the country’s import requirements for 2023 and to estimate the number of food insecure people.
Food Systems Profile - The Lao People's Democratic Republic
01/01/2022
Food systems are intimately linked to our lives – through the food we eat, our nutrition and health, our livelihoods, jobs, and the environment and natural resources of the planet. The main challenge for food systems is to produce nutritious food for all while preserving our biodiversity and environment and ensuring equitable distribution of wealth.
Lao People's Democratic Republic's nominated Special Agricultural Product for OCOP: Tea
01/01/2024
Lao Forest Tea, a rare mountain forest tea with the geographical indication (GI) tag and international organic certifi cation, enjoys high value in China with export potential to nontraditional markets.