Geographic Focus: Regional

Agribusiness

Author(s): Thongkhoun Sisaphaithong
ການປູກພືດຜັກແບບໝູນວຽນແມ່ນເພື່ອຊ່ວຍໃນການຜະລິດຜັກໃຫ້ໄດ້ຕາຄາດໝາຍທີ່ວາງໄວ້ ໂດຍສະເພາະແມ່ນການຜະລິດຜັກໃຫ້ໄດ້ຕາມຄາດໝາຍທີ່ວາງໄວ້ ໂດຍສະເພາະແມ່ນການຜະລິດພືດຜັກໃນຮອບໜື່ງປີໃຫ້ເກີດປະໂຫຍດສູງສູດ,…
Author(s): Khamphou Phouyyavong (PhD Candidate), Phanxay Ingxay (PhD), Sengphachanh Sonethavixay, Vagneron Vagneron (PhD)
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…
Author(s): ພະແນກກະສິກໍາ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ແຂວງຜົື້ງສາລີ, ຂະແໜງສົ່ງເສີມກະສິກໍາ ແລະ ສະຫະກອນ
ໝາກແໜູ່ງ ແມ່ນເຄືື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງຊະນິດໜື່ງທີື່ມີຄຸນຄູ່າ ແລະ ເປັນປະໂຫຍດຕ ໍ່ສັງຄົມມະນຸດເຮົາ ໂດຍໄດ້ນໍາໃຊ້ເຂົ້າ ໃນວົງການການແພດ ເພືື່ອປະກອບເປັນສູ່ວນປະສົມຂອງອາຫານ ແລະ ຢາສະໝຸນໄພເຂົື້າໃນການຮັກສາ ໂລກໄພ ໄຂ້ເຈັບ…
Author(s): Yupa Hanboonsong and Patrick B. Durst
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is a rugged, mountainous, landlocked country, with relatively weak infrastructure. As such, the country faces numerous challenges in achieving…
Author(s): Charles M. Peters and Andrew Henderson
Rattans are spiny, climbing palms in the subfamily Calamoideae. There are over 550 different species of rattan belonging to 12 genera distributed  throughout the Old World tropics (Dransfield et al.…
Author(s): Aloun Phonvisay
Up till now a detailed survey of fish marketing in Nam Houm and Nam Souang Reservoirs is yet to be implemented. Few data and information on fish marketing have been collected. It is necessary to…

Agriculture production

Author(s): FAO
Stories from young agri-entrepreneurs
Author(s): FAO
Why is Rai important in the Lao People's Democratic Republic? Successful experiences and stories from government officials
Author(s): ປອ. ສີມອນ ວົງຄໍາຮໍ່, ພ້ອມຄະນະ, ສູນຄົ້ນຄວ້າປ່າໄມ້ ສະຖາບັນຄົ້ນຄວ້າກະສິກໍາ, ປ່າໄມ້ແລະ ພັດທະນາຊົນນະບົດ
ເຄື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງ ແມ່ນໝາຍເຖິງທຸກພາກສ່ວນຂອງພືດ-ຕົ້ນໄມ້ທີ່ເກີດຂຶ້ນຕາມປ່າທໍາມະຊາດ ຫຼືດ້ວຍການປູກ; ປະກອບມີເຫງົ້າ, ລໍາຕົ້ນ, ເຄືອ, ຫົວ, ຮາກ, ຕາ, ໜໍ່, ໃບ, ດອກ, ໝາກ, ເມັດ ຫຼືແກ່ນ, ເປືອກ, ຢາງ, ນໍ້າມັນ, ເຫັດ,…
Author(s): Miss Pilailuck Pichaiwatt, Charoen Pokphand Group

Brochures, Fact Sheets and Posters

Author(s): TABI
Fish cultivation in rice fields is a local practice of farmers in Xiengkuang Province.  Fish in rice fields is an important source of fish as well as rice.  Fish also play a role in controlling pest…
Author(s): TABI
ປ້າຍທີ່ຕິດຕັ້ງທີ່ ສູນພັດທະນາກະສິກຳຄັງເພາະ ເມືອງຄູນ ແຂວງຊຽງຂວາງ
Author(s): TABI
ສົ່ງເສີມ-ພັດທະນາການລ້ຽງເຜິ້ງໂກນທຳມະຊາດທີ່ເປັນພື້ນຖານພູມປັນຍາທ້ອງຖິ່ນໃຫ້ຢູ່ຄູ່ກັບປະຊາຊົນຕະຫຼອດໄປສູນຮຽນຮູ້ເຕັກນິກ ແລະ ປຸງແຕ່ງຜະລິດຕະພັນນ້ຳເຜິ້ງມີຢູ່ 2 ແຂວງຄື: ສູນບ້ານໂພນສະຫວັນໄຊ ເມືອງແປກ ສູນບ້ານແລທອງ…
Author(s): TABI
ເຫັດທຳມະຊາດແມ່ນ ຜະລິດຕະພັນເຄື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງຈາກທຳມະຊາດ ມີສັບພະຄຸນ ບຳລຸງສຸຂະພາບ, ເປັນຢາອາຍຸວັດທະນະ ແລະ ເປັນອາຫານມີໂພຊະການຈາກ ທຳມະຊາດທີ່ ປະຊາຊົນໃນທ້ອງຖິ່ນຫາກິນໄດ້ງ່າຍຕາມລະດູການ,  ພ້ອມທັງ…
Author(s): TABI
ກ້ວຍທະນີ (ກ້ວຍນ້ຳ) ແມ່ນໝາກໄມ້ຊະນິດໜຶ່ງທີ່ມີການປູກຫຼາຍຢູ່ໃນທ້ອງຖິ່ນປະເທດລາວ ແຕ່ເໜືອເຖິງໃຕ້ ແລະ ນິຍົມບໍລິໂພກກັນຫຼາຍ, ເນື່ອງຈາກວ່າກ້ວຍທະນີ ເປັນໝາກກ້ວຍທີ່ບໍລິໂພກງ່າຍ ແລະ…
Author(s): TABI
A Signifi cant potential for Lao honey exists if marketing, quality control and expansion of beekeeping can be achieved  
Author(s): TABI
ຊາ ມີຄວາມສຳຄັນຫຼາຍດ້ານຕໍ່ຮ່າງກາຍ, ການດື່ມຊາຈະຊ່ວຍໃນການດູດຊຶມເຮັດໃຫ້ມີຄວາມສະຫງົບ, ມີສະຕິ, ປັບປຸງຄວາມຊົງຈຳ, ຫຼຸດຜ່ອນຄວາມສ່ຽງຕໍ່ການເປັນພະຍາດຫົວໃຈ ແລະ ຊ່ວຍໃນການຍ່ອຍອາຫານ ແລະ…
Author(s): TABI
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…
Author(s): TABI
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…
Author(s): TABI
ວັງສະຫງວນ ເປັນແຫຼ່ງຜະລິດ ແລະ ສະຫນອງອາຫານໃຫ້ແກ່ປະຊາຊົນບັນດາເຜົ່າ ດັ່ງນັ້ນ, ໃນແຕ່ລະະບ້ານ ທີ່ຕັ້ງຢູ່ລຽບແມ່ນ້ຳ ສາຍຕ່າງໆ ຈຶ່ງໄດ້ພ້ອມກັນສ້າງຕັ້ງວັງສະຫງວນອະນຸລັກປາທຳມະຊາດ ເພື່ອເປັນແຫຼ່ງເພາະພັນປາຊະນິດຕ່າງໆ…
Author(s): K. Souvannakhoummane, S. Lanorsavanh, S. Tagane, P. Souladeth, P. Phonepaseuth, W. Pongamornkul, V. Lamxay
Six new species of Gesneriaceae from Laos, namely Didymocarpus angustiflorus Souvann. & Lanors., D. bolavenensis Souvann., Soulad. & Phonep., D. laoticus Souvann. & Lanors., D. trilobus…
Author(s): Keooudone SOUVANNAKHOUMMANE, Phongphayboun PHONEPASEUTH
Didymocarpus albiflorus, a new species from central Lao PDR, is described and illustrated with photographs. The new species is similar to D. middletonii and D. brevipedunculatus, but can be…
Author(s): Thomas N.E. Gray, Thomas Calame, Ben Hayes, Martha J. Hurley, Paul H. Nielsen, Vichith Lamxay, Robert J. Timmins, Khamhou Thongsamouth
This report presents the results of the first detailed biodiversity surveys of Xe Sap National Protected Area Salavan and Xekong provinces, Lao PDR since 1999. Between February and June 2012 more…
Author(s): silvio fici, keooudone souvannakhoummane, soulivanh lanorsavanh, vichith lamxay
A new species of Capparis, C. florida, is described and illustrated from the Hin Nam No National Protected Area, Khammouan Province in central Lao PDR. The new species, collected in forest habitats…
Author(s): K. Souvannakhoummane, M. F. Newman, S. Lanorsavanh, P. Suksathan
One new species, Impatiens rostrata Souvann. & Lanors., is described and illustrated, and nine new records of Impatiens for Laos are reported. A lectotype of Impatiens rubrostriata Hook.f. is…
Author(s): Shuichiro Tagane, Souladeth Phetlasy, Tetsukazu Yahara
Two new species of Lauraceae, Beilschmiedia bolavenensis and Machilus champasakensis, are described and illustrated based on specimens from the Bolaven Plateau, southern Laos, and Lindera annamensis…
Author(s): Koichi shibukawa, Phouvin phousavanh, Koneuma phongsa, Akihisa iwata
A new cyprinid fish, Metzia bounthobi, is described on the basis of 18 specimens (including 10 specimens in type series) from the Mekong River basin in Phongsaly and Luang Prabang Provinces, northern…
Author(s): D.D. Soejarto, C. Gyllenhaal, M.R. Kadushin, B. Southavong, K. Sydara, S. Bouamanivong, M. Xaiveu, H.-J. Zhang, S.G. Franzblau, Ghee T. Tan, J.M. Pezzuto, M.C. Riley, B.G. Elkington, D.P. Waller
Using semi-structured field interviews with healers in the Lao PDR, plant samples were collected, extracted, and bio-assayed to detect bioactivity against cancer, HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria. Plant species…
Author(s): Maysa T. Motoki, Khamsing Vongphayloth, Leopoldo M. Rueda, Elliott F. Miot, Alexandra Hiscox, Jeffrey C. Hertz, Paul T. Brey
A list of mosquitoes from the Nakai Nam Theun National Protected Area along the Nam Theun, Nam Mon, Nam Noy, and Nam On rivers, Nakai District, Khammuane Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (…
Author(s): Singkone Chaiyalad, Sarawood Sungkaew, Somkid Siripatanadilok.
Bamboos have provided a variety of raw materials and products widely used in Lao PDR for centuries. Their diversity often leads to confusion, particularly when discussing local and botanical names.…
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