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22 September 2022
The project “Developing Capacity in Agriculture Innovation Systems: Scaling up the Tropical Agriculture Platform Framework” (TAP-AIS for short) aims to strengthen capacities to innovate for climate-resilient agriculture and food systems. The project is part of a larger European Union (EU) Initiative “Development Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture (DeSIRA): Towards...
14 March 2022
Speaking at a Project Orientation and Planning Workshop on Monday, Deputy Director of the Social Welfare Department, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Mr Mixay Sengchanthavong, said Laos continues to face threats from climate change as well as suffering from the usual annual disaster cycle. Floods and drought have affected...
18 February 2022
  Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Mr Thongphat Vongmany made this statement when addressing a workshop which he co-chaired last week with FAO Country Representative to Laos, Mr Nasar Hayat. The National Consultation Workshop was held in preparation for the 36th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and...
03 February 2022
This was the message from the Deputy Director of the ministry’s Department of Livestock and Fisheries, Dr. Phanthavong Vongsamphanh, when he addressed a workshop to launch a new project titled Strengthen Capacity to Control African Swine Fever and other Transboundary Animal Diseases in Laos. The aim of the project is...
13 January 2022
          ProMIS has been developed by MAF with assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the support of the “Strategic Support for Food Security and Nutrition Project” (SSFSNP) financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The ProMIS system will allow monitoring projects in terms...