Geographic Focus: Lao PDR

Agro-ecology

Author(s): TABI
ນໍ້າເຜີ້ງ ແມ່ນຜົນຜະລິດ ທີ່ສໍາຄັນຈາກປ່າທໍາມະຊາດ ເປັນຕົວຊີ້ບອກ ເຖີງຄວາອຸດົມສົມບູນຂອງຊິວະນາໆພັນທີ່ມີປ່າໄມ້ດົກຫນາ ມ່ນຈະມີເຜີ້ງອາໄສ່. ປະຊາຊົນບັດາເຜົ່າໃນທ້ອງຖີ່ນ ເຄີຍລ້ຽງເຜີ້ງໂກນສືບທອດກັນມາແຕ່ດົນນານ ແລະ…
Author(s): TABI
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…
Author(s): TABI
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…
Author(s): TABI
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…
Author(s): TABI
ໝາກກ້ວຍພື້ນເມືອງມີວິທີການປຸງແຕ່ງສ້າງມູນຄ່າເພີ່ມໄດ້ຫລາຍແນວທີ່ເປັນໂອກາດ ແລະ ຊາວກະສິກອນຍັງຕ້ອງໄດ້ພາກັນເຮັດກິດຈະກໍາການປຸງແຕ່ງ ແລະ ຂະຫຍາຍການ ຜະລິດອອກຕື່ມໂຄງການຕາບີໄດ້ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນສະໜັບສະໜູນ ໃນປີ 2014…
Author(s): TABI
ຕົ້ນຊາທຳມະຊາດເປັນຊາດັ້ງເດີມ ແລະ ເປັນແຫລ່ງ ສໍາຫລັບ ຂະຫຍາຍການຜະລິດຊາ ສາມາດສ້າງເປັນຜະລິດຕະພັນເອກະລັກຂາຍເປັນລາຍຮັບໃຫ້ແກ່ຄອບຄົວໃນເຂດຊົນ ນະບົດ, ໂດຍສະເພາະເມືອງກວັນກໍ່ເປັນເມືອງທີ່ມີຕົ້ນຊາທຳມະຊາດມາໄດ້ຫລາຍຮ້ອຍ…
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Lao Benzoin is the resin extracted from the Styrax tonkinensis tree. Lao benzoin, also known as “Siam benzoin”, is considered the highest grade of Benzoin and is used in fragrances for perfumes and…
Author(s): TABI
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…
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
ສວນປູກໝາກກ້ຽງພື້ນເມືອງ ບ້ານສັນຄູນ ເມືອງກັວນ

Research Article

Author(s): Gunther Köhler, Joseph Vargas, Ni Lar Than, Tilman Schell, Axel Janke, Steffen U. Pauls, Panupong Thammachoti
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…
Author(s): SURAFCO project
ເນື້ອໃນປຶ້ມຄູ່ມືຫົວນີ້ ໄດ້ຈັດແບ່ງອອກເປັນ 9 ບົດຄື: ການກຳເນີດ ແລະ ອົງປະກອບຂອງດິນ, ຄຸນສົມບັດທາງກາງຍະພາບຂອງດິນ, ຄຸນສົມບັດທາງເຄມີຂອງດິນ, ທາດອາຫານທີ່ຈຳເປັນສຳລັບພືດ,…
Author(s): Andrea Rodericks
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…
Author(s): The Agro Biodiversity Initiative
Most Significant Change is a qualitative research methodology that involves project stakeholders in deciding what changes are worth recording as “stories”. MSC stories are meant to illustrate, not…
Author(s): ອານົນ ຄຳຮຸ່ງ ແລະ Dirk VAN GANSBERGHE
ຊີວະນາໆພັນກະສິກຳຂອງລາວ ມີທ່າແຮງເພື່ອຍົກລະດັບເສດຖະກິດທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ໂດຍຜ່່ານການປັບປຸງຊີວິດການເປັນຢູ່ຂອງຄອບຄົວຊາວພູດອຍ ແລະ ພ້ອມນັ້ນ ກໍເປັນການສ້າງຊື່ສຽງໃນເວທີສາກົນ ກ່ຽວກັບ…
Author(s): Tan Van Nguyen, Peter Brakels, Nathanael Maury, Somchit Sudavanh, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Sabira Idiiatullina, Sengvilay Lorphengsy, Khamla Inkhavilay, Chatmongkon Suwannapoom and Nikolay A. Poyarkov
The results of herpetological surveys conducted throughout Laos in 2016–2019 resulted in significant records at the country and provincial levels for several amphibian and reptile species, other than…
Author(s): Olivier Ducourtieux, Phoui Visonnavong and Julien Rossard
Farmers are often blamed for destroying tropical forests, especially in the Lao PDR. Converting shifting cultivation into cash crop-based agriculture is recurrently presented as the solution merging…
Author(s): Declan Butorac , Paulo Santos, Phousavanh Phouvin and Francois Guegan
We evaluate the impact of a fisheries management program centered on the definition of Fish Conservation Zones on biodiversity, measured as the number of species caught in the last 12 months. Data…
Author(s): Keooudone Souvannakhoummane, Silvio Fici, Soulivanh Lanorsavanh, Jeong Ho Park, Ho Sang Kang, Chaloun Bounithiphonh
Capparis macrantha Souvannakhoummane, Fici & Lanorsavanh sp. nov., a new shrub species characterized by erect or ascending habit, stipular thorns, large lanceolate-elliptic leaves and large…
Author(s): Phongphayboun Phonepaseuth, Seetha Souvannavongsack and Aouy Ernthavanh
Giant mimosa (Mimosa pigra L.) is one of the dangerous introduced species which the most rapid growth around streams and riverbanks. These plants inhibit and completion grows of other plants in the…
Author(s): TABI
ວັງສະຫງວນ ເປັນແຫຼ່ງຜະລິດ ແລະ ສະຫນອງອາຫານໃຫ້ແກ່ປະຊາຊົນບັນດາເຜົ່າ ດັ່ງນັ້ນ, ໃນແຕ່ລະະບ້ານ ທີ່ຕັ້ງຢູ່ລຽບແມ່ນ້ຳ ສາຍຕ່າງໆ ຈຶ່ງໄດ້ພ້ອມກັນສ້າງຕັ້ງວັງສະຫງວນອະນຸລັກປາທຳມະຊາດ ເພື່ອເປັນແຫຼ່ງເພາະພັນປາຊະນິດຕ່າງໆ…
Author(s): TABI
ປ້າຍທີ່ຕິດຕັ້ງສະແດງໃຫ້ຂອບເຂດ ແລະ ເນື້ອທີ່ວັງສະຫງວນປີ 2017 ແລະ ປັບປຸງໃໝ່ປີ 2019
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
ປ້າຍທີ່ຕິດຕັ້ງທີ່ຫ້ອງວ່າການປົກຄອງເມືອງແປກ ແລະ ຕະຫຼາດເມືອງພູກູດ, ປ້າຍບອກທາງໄປຫາສວນໝາກກ້ຽງ
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
ກ້ວຍທະນີ (ກ້ວຍນ້ຳ) ແມ່ນໝາກໄມ້ຊະນິດໜຶ່ງທີ່ມີການປູກຫຼາຍຢູ່ໃນທ້ອງຖິ່ນປະເທດລາວ ແຕ່ເໜືອເຖິງໃຕ້ ແລະ ນິຍົມບໍລິໂພກກັນຫຼາຍ, ເນື່ອງຈາກວ່າກ້ວຍທະນີ ເປັນໝາກກ້ວຍທີ່ບໍລິໂພກງ່າຍ ແລະ…
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): The World Band and Korea Green growth Trust Fund
The biodiversity endowment is crucial to the Lao economy, as the goods and ecosystem services it provides are essential to reduce poverty, secure livelihoods, and drive a greener economic growth…
Author(s): Keooudone Souvannakhoummane
ເຫັດທຳມະຊາດແມ່ນ ຜະລິດຕະພັນເຄື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງຈາກທຳມະຊາດ ມີສັບພະຄຸນບຳລຸງສຸຂະພາບ, ເປັນຢາອາຍຸວັດທະນະ ແລະ ເປັນອາຫານມີໂພຊະການຈາກທຳມະຊາດທີ່ ປະຊາຊົນໃນທ້ອງຖິ່ນຫາກິນໄດ້ງ່າຍຕາມລະດູການ,  …
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