FAO in Lao People's Democratic Republic

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22 May 2015
Vientiane. Representatives from the Government, the U.N, as well as from national and international civil society organizations joined voices to celebrate this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity dedicated to Biodiversity for Sustainable Development, and raise awareness on biodiversity’s importance to Lao PDR’s development. The event was organized by the Ministry...
29 April 2015
Vientiane.- Representatives from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) concluded their participation in a two day validation workshop to prepare a project that will provide Lao PDR with technological and knowledge capacity to adapt agriculture to climate change and sustain...
17 March 2015
Bangkok, Thailand. From 9 to 13 March, a delegation from Lao PDR attended a series of meetings organized by the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, to review the Government’s efforts to reduce hunger and malnutrition, and to develop more efficient and sustainable methods of rice production.    The...
10 February 2015
Vientiane.- Lao and international experts have mulled human resource development for agriculture as a measure to attract investors to the sector. Experts from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry plus the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) convened yesterday in Vientiane to discuss the direction and progress of...
25 November 2014
Vientiane.-The Ministry of Forestry and Agriculture (MAF) and FAO signed three new projects to consolidate the capacities of government and farming communities to cope with the challenges of extreme weather events, natural hazards and climate change. One project also expects to strengthen policy analysis for  livestock production systems in Lao...