Geographic Focus: Regional
Agriculture production
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…
ເຫັດຫວາຍ ແລະ ເຫັດກໍ່ແດງເປັນເຫັດທຳມະຊາດທີ່ມີຄຸນຄ່າດ້ານໂພຊະນາການ ແລະ ສ້າງລາຍຮັບທີ່ດີໃຫ້ແກ່ຊາວບ້ານ
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…
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…
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…
ຜະລິດຕະພັນຍູກວາດ ບ້ານກໍຮິ້ງ ເມືອງຫົວເມືອງ
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…
ສວນສາທິດ ການປູກໜໍ່ຫຼອຍດິນ ບ້ານກໍຮິ້ ເມືອງຫົວເມືອງ ແຂວງຫົວພັນ
ຕົ້ນຊາທຳມະຊາດເປັນຊາດັ້ງເດີມ ແລະ ເປັນແຫລ່ງ ສໍາຫລັບ ຂະຫຍາຍການຜະລິດຊາ
ສາມາດສ້າງເປັນຜະລິດຕະພັນເອກະລັກຂາຍເປັນລາຍຮັບໃຫ້ແກ່ຄອບຄົວໃນເຂດຊົນ
ນະບົດ, ໂດຍສະເພາະເມືອງກວັນກໍ່ເປັນເມືອງທີ່ມີຕົ້ນຊາທຳມະຊາດມາໄດ້ຫລາຍຮ້ອຍ…
Report
ເຄື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງ ແມ່ນໝາຍເຖິງທຸກພາກສ່ວນຂອງພືດ-ຕົ້ນໄມ້ທີ່ເກີດຂຶ້ນຕາມປ່າທໍາມະຊາດ ຫຼືດ້ວຍການປູກ; ປະກອບມີເຫງົ້າ, ລໍາຕົ້ນ, ເຄືອ, ຫົວ, ຮາກ, ຕາ, ໜໍ່, ໃບ, ດອກ, ໝາກ, ເມັດ ຫຼືແກ່ນ, ເປືອກ, ຢາງ, ນໍ້າມັນ, ເຫັດ,…
ການສ້າງແນວທາງຂອງການປູກພືດໃນອະນາຄົດມີຄວາມສໍາຄັນແນວໃດ?
ແຜນທີ່ເລື່ອງສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນຂໍ້ມູນຂ່າວສານກະສິກໍາຂອງຜະລິດຕະພັນກະສິກໍາຕ່າງໆ.ເພື່ອສະໜັບສະໜູນ ຊ່ວຍການພັດທະນາເຂດນິເວດກະສິກຳ ແລະ…
Water hyacinths is a rapidly growing and wide spreading weed in water which obstructs water transport, drainage, and causes waterlogging. Therefore, utilization of water hyacinth as materials for…
In close partnership with the Houaphanh Provincial Bamboo Task Force lead by Department of Planning and Investment and Provincial Office of Forestry and Agriculture, GRET has been supporting the…
Lao PDR is the major producer of Siam or Lao benzoin, a balsamic resin obtained from the yan tree (Styrax tonkinensis), which is native to Southeast Asia. Annual production of Siam benzoin, one of…
Research Article
Cytogenetical studies were carried out on five varieties of Callisia repens, i.e., turtle vine, green, pink lady, gold, and Bianca. The morphological characteristics of all five varieties differed in…
Results from an ethnobotany study of Hmong ethnic groups in Bolikhamxay Province, Laos PDR between 2021 and 2023 identifies plant uses for 133 species, 104 genera, and 50 families. The research…
Terrestrial malacofauna in Laos is expected to comprise a large number of species because the country has a large variety of suitable habitats for snail colonization and diversification. The genus…
Desmodium s.l. (Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae) is highly diverse in Indochina at the generic level. Among the segregates from Desmodium s.s., Grona has most differentiated in the region with 16…
Botanical expeditions in Laos through a collaboration between Thailand (Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden) and Laos (Pha Tad Ke Botanic Garden) to document plant diversity and collect plants for ex situ…
We report previously unrecognized flowering plants of Lao PDR found during a botanical survey of Lao PDR in 2015−2016. We found Phyllagathis tuberosa (C. Hansen) Cellinese & S. S. Renner (…
The floristic inventory of vascular plants in Nam Ha National Biodiversity Conservation Area was conducted to understand the plant diversity in the northern area of Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
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…
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…
Neotypes are designated for five names in Kaempferia (Zingiberaceae) from Lao PDR, namely K. attapeuensis Picheans. & Koonterm, K. champasakensis Picheans. & Koonterm, K. gigantiphylla…
Fieldwork in Lao PDR during 2007-2008 resulted in the discovery of 15 unrecorded fern species among the flora of Lao PDR. All have been identified in other countries in southeastern Asia, as well as…
A new variety, Justicia vagabunda Benoist var. laxiflora K. Yamaz. & Tagane (Acanthaceae), discovered during botanical surveys in Bolaven Plateau, southern Laos, is described and illustrated.…
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…