FAO in Lao People's Democratic Republic

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27 July 2017
Vientiane – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is stepping up support for the legal timber trade in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic with the official launch of two new projects that will strengthen the roles of civil society and the private sector in improving forest...
24 April 2017
Vientiane - The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos has delivered an award to several projects and development partners, including FAO, in support of clean agriculture. The award comes as a result of a FAO project that has trained thousands of farmers in sustainable farming practices and strengthened pesticide...
22 November 2016
Vientiane.- (Vientiane Times) Laos and other countries around the world have pledged to take immediate action to combat the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Globally and in the region, the pledge to combat AMR was made with the support and collaboration of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations,...
22 November 2016
Vientiane.- (Vientiane Times) The government has developed a strategy to restore forest cover to 70 percent of the country's terrain by 2020, meaning trees will need to be planted on about 8.2 million hectares of land. Deforestation and forest degradation have denuded large areas of Laos since the 1940s when forests covered...
08 November 2016
Xieng Khouang.- The Laos Department of Livestock and Fisheries last week held a meeting to discuss the results of an experimental initiative to increase the yield of aquatic animals and plants in rice farms as a means to address food and nutrition security. The policy consultation meeting took place in Vientiane...