Topic: Agro-ecology

Special Reports

Author(s): tabi
Bamboo is an important biodiversity resource and is often perceived as the most economically important NTFP of Lao PDR. It is imperative for the livelihoods of rural communities (cash income, food…
Author(s): TABI
Benzoin Laos (Styrax tonkinensis), is known in Laos as the “Ton Yarn”.  It is a deciduous fast-growing tree that can reach 15–20 meters in height and a diameter of 30 cm or more found in upland…

Training Manuals, Tool Kits and Handbooks

Author(s): GRET, MAF, WWF, SDC
Lao PDR is endowed with biodiversity and rattan and bamboo species that have played an important role in generating income for the rural communities. It was estimated that rattan and bamboo can…
Author(s): Pha tad ke Botanical Garden
ສປປ ລາວ ເວົ້າລວມແລ້ວ ເປັນປະເທດທີ່ມີຊັບພະຍາກອນທໍາມະຊາດອຸດົມສົມບູນ ແລະ ຄຸນນະພາບສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມຍັງດີຢູ່ ທຽບໃສ່ປະເທດອ້ອມຂ້າງ ຊຶ່ງເປັນທ່າແຮງອັນສໍາ ຄັນໃນການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດ-ສັງຄົມຂອງປະເທດ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ…
Author(s): Lao Tea Appreciation Network
ຄູ່ມືການກ້າແກ່ນຊາແມ່ນໄດ້ຈາກການສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ ປະສົບການຕົວຈິງໃນການກ້າແກ່ນຊາຂອງ ກຸ່ມຜະລິດຊາ ບ້ານຍອດປ່ຽງ, ເມືອງແປກ, ແຂວງ ຊຽງຂວາງ ສາມາດດາວໂຫຼດຟາຍ ຄູ່ມືການກ້າແກ່ນຊາເປັນຟາຍ PDF ດ້ານລຸ່ມນີ້
Author(s): Syphan Bounthongsy, Veo Dalavong, Sith Nitaphone, Somdy Oudomsack, Khamphart Thongchan
This guide contains 8 parts: 1. What is Permaculture?, 2. Natural Patterns and Permaculture Design, 3. Healthy Soil, 4. Seed Saving and Nurseries, 5. Home and Community Gardens, 6. Farming, 7. Forest…
Author(s): ສີມອນ ວົງຄຳຮໍ່ ແລະ ພຸດທະວົງ ສີໂຄດ
ການຜະລິດກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ເປັນສິນຄ້າ ແມ່ນໜິ່ງແຜນງານບູລິສິດທີ່ສຳຄັນຂອງກະຊວງກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ ໃນການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດຊົນນະບົດ ໃຫ້ຂະຫຍາຍຕົວຢ່າງໜັ້ງທ່ຽງ ແລະ  ປັບປຸງຄູນນະພາບຊີວິດ ຂອງປະຊາຊົນ…
Author(s): Maria s. Vorontsova, Lynn G. Clark, John Dransfield, Rafael Govaerts, William J. Baker
This book contains a global checklist of all known species of bamboos and rattans. It is an authoritative source of information on accepted species of bamboos and  rattans, the correct names that…
Author(s): Herthor Porbounmixaithor, Phong Huynh, Ang Herchuechang, Bounyasit Saengmany, Sara Melki
This practical guide has been developed for development practitioners and those wishing to develop such value chains. It provides “key methods” based on the analysis of the experiences derived from…
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.…

Lao PDR

Author(s): May Thammany and Advisor Prof. Manichanh Sayavong
The aim of this study is to find out the appropriate method using 0.1%, 0.5% and 1% of five different solutions to reduce the total bacteria and Salmonella spp in fresh vegetables. Five different…
Author(s): Xaiyasith Phommachanthone and Advisor Prof. Dr. Chanda Vongsombath
The study on ecological health by using the physical, chemical and biological factors aims to indicate the effect of activities to ecological health of Lik River, Vientiane province. The survey and…
Author(s): Chaykeo sengsulin and Advisor Prof. Dr. Somchanh Bounphanmy
Matsutake Mushoom (Het Wai) in Lao is the most prized and expensive mushroom in Laos as well as on earth. Since the 1990s Xiengkhuang and Houaphan Provinces were found the only two places of…
Author(s): ພະແນກກະສິກໍາ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ແຂວງຜົື້ງສາລີ, ຂະແໜງສົ່ງເສີມກະສິກໍາ ແລະ ສະຫະກອນ
ໝາກແໜູ່ງ ແມ່ນເຄືື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງຊະນິດໜື່ງທີື່ມີຄຸນຄູ່າ ແລະ ເປັນປະໂຫຍດຕ ໍ່ສັງຄົມມະນຸດເຮົາ ໂດຍໄດ້ນໍາໃຊ້ເຂົ້າ ໃນວົງການການແພດ ເພືື່ອປະກອບເປັນສູ່ວນປະສົມຂອງອາຫານ ແລະ ຢາສະໝຸນໄພເຂົື້າໃນການຮັກສາ ໂລກໄພ ໄຂ້ເຈັບ…
Author(s): ສີມອນ ວົງຄຳຮໍ່ ແລະ ພຸດທະວົງ ສີໂຄດ
ການຜະລິດກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ເປັນສິນຄ້າ ແມ່ນໜິ່ງແຜນງານບູລິສິດທີ່ສຳຄັນຂອງກະຊວງກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ ໃນການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດຊົນນະບົດ ໃຫ້ຂະຫຍາຍຕົວຢ່າງໜັ້ງທ່ຽງ ແລະ  ປັບປຸງຄູນນະພາບຊີວິດ ຂອງປະຊາຊົນ…
Author(s): Maria s. Vorontsova, Lynn G. Clark, John Dransfield, Rafael Govaerts, William J. Baker
This book contains a global checklist of all known species of bamboos and rattans. It is an authoritative source of information on accepted species of bamboos and  rattans, the correct names that…
Author(s): Herthor Porbounmixaithor, Phong Huynh, Ang Herchuechang, Bounyasit Saengmany, Sara Melki
This practical guide has been developed for development practitioners and those wishing to develop such value chains. It provides “key methods” based on the analysis of the experiences derived from…
Author(s): Leonid V. Averyanov, Tien Hiep Nguyen, Khang Nguyen Sinh, The Van Pham, Vichith Lamxay, Somchanh Bounphanmy, Shengvilai Lorphengsy, Loc Ke Phan, Soulivanh Lanorsavanh and Khamfa Chantthavongsa
Gymnosperm plant species form a small relictual group of higher plants, representing the most sensitive ancient elements of modern tropical floras. Gymnosperms are highly vulnerable to numerous…
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): Bethany G. Elkington, Phaivanh Phiapalath, Kongmany Sydara, Vongtakoune Somsamouth, Nichole I. Goodsmith and D. Doel Soejarto
A field survey was launched to identify medicinal plants growing in the Khiat Ngong wetlands and surrounding forested areas of Pathoumphone District, Champasak Province in southern Laos. In this area…
Author(s): May Thammany and Advisor Prof. Manichanh Sayavong
The aim of this study is to find out the appropriate method using 0.1%, 0.5% and 1% of five different solutions to reduce the total bacteria and Salmonella spp in fresh vegetables. Five different…
Author(s): Xaiyasith Phommachanthone and Advisor Prof. Dr. Chanda Vongsombath
The study on ecological health by using the physical, chemical and biological factors aims to indicate the effect of activities to ecological health of Lik River, Vientiane province. The survey and…
Author(s): Chaykeo sengsulin and Advisor Prof. Dr. Somchanh Bounphanmy
Matsutake Mushoom (Het Wai) in Lao is the most prized and expensive mushroom in Laos as well as on earth. Since the 1990s Xiengkhuang and Houaphan Provinces were found the only two places of…
Author(s): ພະແນກກະສິກໍາ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ແຂວງຜົື້ງສາລີ, ຂະແໜງສົ່ງເສີມກະສິກໍາ ແລະ ສະຫະກອນ
ໝາກແໜູ່ງ ແມ່ນເຄືື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງຊະນິດໜື່ງທີື່ມີຄຸນຄູ່າ ແລະ ເປັນປະໂຫຍດຕ ໍ່ສັງຄົມມະນຸດເຮົາ ໂດຍໄດ້ນໍາໃຊ້ເຂົ້າ ໃນວົງການການແພດ ເພືື່ອປະກອບເປັນສູ່ວນປະສົມຂອງອາຫານ ແລະ ຢາສະໝຸນໄພເຂົື້າໃນການຮັກສາ ໂລກໄພ ໄຂ້ເຈັບ…
Author(s): ສີມອນ ວົງຄຳຮໍ່ ແລະ ພຸດທະວົງ ສີໂຄດ
ການຜະລິດກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ເປັນສິນຄ້າ ແມ່ນໜິ່ງແຜນງານບູລິສິດທີ່ສຳຄັນຂອງກະຊວງກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ ໃນການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດຊົນນະບົດ ໃຫ້ຂະຫຍາຍຕົວຢ່າງໜັ້ງທ່ຽງ ແລະ  ປັບປຸງຄູນນະພາບຊີວິດ ຂອງປະຊາຊົນ…
Author(s): Maria s. Vorontsova, Lynn G. Clark, John Dransfield, Rafael Govaerts, William J. Baker
This book contains a global checklist of all known species of bamboos and rattans. It is an authoritative source of information on accepted species of bamboos and  rattans, the correct names that…
Author(s): Herthor Porbounmixaithor, Phong Huynh, Ang Herchuechang, Bounyasit Saengmany, Sara Melki
This practical guide has been developed for development practitioners and those wishing to develop such value chains. It provides “key methods” based on the analysis of the experiences derived from…
Author(s): Leonid V. Averyanov, Tien Hiep Nguyen, Khang Nguyen Sinh, The Van Pham, Vichith Lamxay, Somchanh Bounphanmy, Shengvilai Lorphengsy, Loc Ke Phan, Soulivanh Lanorsavanh and Khamfa Chantthavongsa
Gymnosperm plant species form a small relictual group of higher plants, representing the most sensitive ancient elements of modern tropical floras. Gymnosperms are highly vulnerable to numerous…
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): Bethany G. Elkington, Phaivanh Phiapalath, Kongmany Sydara, Vongtakoune Somsamouth, Nichole I. Goodsmith and D. Doel Soejarto
A field survey was launched to identify medicinal plants growing in the Khiat Ngong wetlands and surrounding forested areas of Pathoumphone District, Champasak Province in southern Laos. In this area…
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