FAO in Lao People's Democratic Republic

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24 May 2024
Vientiane Capital, Lao People’s Democratic Republic – 24 May 2024 – Representatives from the Government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and World Vision International Laos (WVIL), convened for the second meeting of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) for the...
03 May 2024
Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic – On May 3, 2024, The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, unveiled two significant projects aimed at strengthening animal health systems in Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Southeast Asia region in...
26 April 2024
In Lao PDR, the farmer family is struggling with rising cost of living – inflation doubled with the plummeting value of the currency. The family does not need to think long before turning to the lowest hanging cash generating fruit - cassava. It takes next to nothing to grow cassava,...
25 April 2024
Vientiane, April 25, 2024 – The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) is preparing for the implementation of ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food Agriculture and Forestry Sector (RAI), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners announced today.  A two-day workshop was held from 24-25 April...
22 April 2024
In a long-running collaboration between the Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF), a network of  francophone parliaments , and FAO, Pierre Ferrand, FAO Agricultural Officer, and Boris Gandon, FAO Partnerships Specialist for Parliamentary Alliances, attended the Commission for Economic, Social and Environmental Affairs (CAESE) in Luang Prabang, Lao People’s Democratic...