In this video FAO presents the Lao agricultural sector, which is largely based on subsistence farming. Upland rice farmers in Laos depend on agro-biodiversity resources, including native species of plants, animals and insects for food, income and medicine. However some species are now declining due to agriculture intensification and overharvesting, among other factors. 
Farmers and district officials in Phoukhout district participated in a Farmers Field School to enhance their and their community’s skills to conserve and sustainably use native resources, while ensuring adequate food, income and benefiting from agro-biodiversity. 
The Agro-biodiversity Project is a GEF / UNDP funded initiative, technically supported by FAO for the sustainable use and conservation of agro-biodiversity in Lao PDR.