Geographic Focus: Regional
Agro-ecology
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…
Small-scale fisheries are very important in the northern part of Lao PDR, where rural people heavily depend upon the rivers’ fish stocks for…
Khao Kai Noi (KKN) is specific glutinous rice varieties produced exclusively in Xiengkhouang and Houaphanh Provinces.
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…
ຊາພູສັນກຳເນີດຢູ່ໃນປ່າດົງທີ່ມີຄວາມອຸດົມສົມບູນໄປດ້ວຍຊີວະນາໆພັນທຳມະຊາດ, ມີຄວາມສູງຈາກໜ້ານ້ຳທະເລສະເລ່ຍ 1,800 ແມັດ, ມີລົດຊາດກິ່ນຫອມທີ່ຖືກໃຈຜູ້ບໍລິໂພກທັງພາຍໃນ ແລະ ຕ່າງປະເທດ
ເຫັດຫວາຍ ແລະ ເຫັດກໍ່ແດງເປັນເຫັດທຳມະຊາດທີ່ມີຄຸນຄ່າດ້ານໂພຊະນາການ ແລະ ສ້າງລາຍຮັບທີ່ດີໃຫ້ແກ່ຊາວບ້ານ
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…
ຜະລິດຕະພັນຍູກວາດ ບ້ານກໍຮິ້ງ ເມືອງຫົວເມືອງ
ສວນສາທິດ ການປູກໜໍ່ຫຼອຍດິນ ບ້ານກໍຮິ້ ເມືອງຫົວເມືອງ ແຂວງຫົວພັນ
Research Article
Two new species of Sonerila Roxb. (Melastomataceae), S. erectifolia Phonep., Soulad. & Tagane sp. nov. from southern Laos, and S. souvannii Phonep. & Soulad. sp. nov. from central Laos, are…
Impatiens subfalcata Soulad. & Tagane, a new species of Balsaminaceae from southern Laos, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to Impatiens attopeuensis and I…
Neotypes are designated for five names in Kaempferia (Zingiberaceae) from Lao PDR, namely K. attapeuensis Picheans. & Koonterm, K. champasakensis Picheans. & Koonterm, K. gigantiphylla…
Twenty-five plant taxa in 14 families are newly recorded for the flora of Laos. The genus Sarcopyramis (Melastomataceae) is new to the country. For each taxon, voucher specimens, the general…
Twelve pteridophytes from six families are reported from the Bolaven Plateau, southern Laos, as new records to the flora of Laos. For each species, voucher specimens, photographs and additional…
The Lao newt (Laotriton laoensis) is a recently described species currently known only from northern Laos. Little is known about the species, but it is threatened as a result of overharvesting. We…
The salamandrid genus Tylototriton is poorly known in Laos, with one described species and unverified reports of two others. We undertook new fieldwork and obtained samples of Tylototriton at six…
We revise the frogs of the genus Phrynoglossus from Indochina based on data of external morphology, bioacoustics, and molecular genetics. The results of this integrative study provide evidence for…
ເນື້ອໃນປຶ້ມຄູ່ມືຫົວນີ້ ໄດ້ຈັດແບ່ງອອກເປັນ 9 ບົດຄື: ການກຳເນີດ ແລະ ອົງປະກອບຂອງດິນ, ຄຸນສົມບັດທາງກາງຍະພາບຂອງດິນ, ຄຸນສົມບັດທາງເຄມີຂອງດິນ, ທາດອາຫານທີ່ຈຳເປັນສຳລັບພືດ,…
The Lao uplands have long been recognized for their rich agro-biodiversity. Home to globally important species of animals, plants, and micro-organisms, this agro-biodiversity is the legacy of the…
Fish Conservations Zones (FCZs) on rivers and streams in Houaphanh
Province have been a successful strategy employed by local communities
to ensure abundant and diverse fi sh populations. FCZs lead…
KhaoKaiNoi (KKN) is a rice variety grown only in special environments
in Xiengkhouang and Houaphanh Provinces, composed of 6 strains.
The rice is known for its unique taste and aroma and demand for…
The local Makpaen and Makchom orange varieties from Houaphanh
Province have a high demand due to their popularity with consumers
based on their sweet and sour taste. There are opportunities to…
Norloy is a bamboo shoot that comes from a specifi c bamboo species
only found in a few northern provinces in dispersed locations. While
known locally for it’s special eating qualities, it is…
Broom grass is one of the most important NTFPs in Laos. The major
markets for Lao broom grass are in Vietnam, Thailand, and China
although most of it is sold as raw broom grass rather than processed…
A signifi cant potential for Lao honey exists if marketing, quality control
and expansion of beekeeping can be achieved. TABI has provided
support on beekeeping to 6 villages and 32 beekeepers…
ໝາກກ້ວຍພື້ນເມືອງມີວິທີການປຸງແຕ່ງສ້າງມູນຄ່າເພີ່ມໄດ້ຫລາຍແນວທີ່ເປັນໂອກາດ
ແລະ ຊາວກະສິກອນຍັງຕ້ອງໄດ້ພາກັນເຮັດກິດຈະກໍາການປຸງແຕ່ງ ແລະ ຂະຫຍາຍການ
ຜະລິດອອກຕື່ມໂຄງການຕາບີໄດ້ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນສະໜັບສະໜູນ ໃນປີ 2014…
ຕົ້ນຊາທຳມະຊາດເປັນຊາດັ້ງເດີມ ແລະ ເປັນແຫລ່ງ ສໍາຫລັບ ຂະຫຍາຍການຜະລິດຊາ
ສາມາດສ້າງເປັນຜະລິດຕະພັນເອກະລັກຂາຍເປັນລາຍຮັບໃຫ້ແກ່ຄອບຄົວໃນເຂດຊົນ
ນະບົດ, ໂດຍສະເພາະເມືອງກວັນກໍ່ເປັນເມືອງທີ່ມີຕົ້ນຊາທຳມະຊາດມາໄດ້ຫລາຍຮ້ອຍ…
ມີເປົ້າຫມາຍໃນການປູກຈິດສຳນຶກ ແລະ ສົ່ງເສີມຊາວບ້ານຄອບຄຸມໄຟໄໝ້ລາມປ່າ
ໂດຍຕິດພັນກັບ ການນຳໃຊ້ຮອບວຽນຕາມການຈັດສັນທີ່ດິນກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ ຂອງ
ບ້ານ ລວມມີ 4 ບ້ານເປົ້າໝາຍຈຳນວນ 224 ຄອບຄົວ ພົນລະເມືອງທັງໝົດມີ 896…
This is an age-old practice in Asia and parts of Laos. Increases in fish
production can be made via the adoption of practices used in other
countries in Asia, and can be combined with IPM practices…