FAO in Laos

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15 July 2019
FAO Lao PDR, the Division of the Climatology and Agro-meteorology of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and the Division of Agricultural Land Management (DALAM) of the Ministry of Agriculture (MAF) have travelled to Bangkok, Thailand to participate to the...
11 July 2019
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) in collaboration with the Department of Livestock and Fisheries (DLF), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is organising a three-day trainingonthe “Use of Portable PCR for Detection of Novel Avian Influenza Viruses and...
05 July 2019
With the emergency support from the French Alimentary Aid Program, FAO in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) on “Restoring Food and Nutrition Security of Flood Affected Vulnerable Population in Attapeu Province, Lao PDR” provided support to the affected families in Sanamxay district of Attapeu province. The...
26 June 2019
With annual economic growth as high as eight percent, Lao PDR is  one of the fastest growing economies in the world, yet the country remains largely agrarian. According to the World Bank, the agriculture sector accounts for about 16.2 percent of the GDP and employs nearly 60 percentof the population. According...
12 June 2019
12 June 2019, Savannakhet Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic - Government of Japan  and FAO are working with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to support farmers affected by floods in 2018 in Savannakhet province by providing technical assistance and agricultural inputs to most affected poor farming households.  Mr. Nasar Hayat, Representative...