FAO in Lao People's Democratic Republic

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23 June 2023
Laos has huge potential to attract more foreign investment in agriculture, especially the rearing of cattle for export to China, according to a UN expert. In an interview with reporters on Friday, FAO Representative to Laos Mr Nasar Hayat outlined the opportunities and challenges facing Laos in this field. “I have worked...
14 June 2023
The Ministry of Planning and Investment in collaboration with the Food and AgricultureOrganisation of the United Nations (FAO) last week organised a high-level field visit toreview the success of the Climate Change Adaptation in Wetland Areas project. The project, funded by the Global Environment Facility, has been implemented over 7.5years with...
02 June 2023
A National Consultation on Food Systems Transformation took place in Vientiane on Friday to discuss the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and the so-called 5F crisis. 5F refers to the increased price of food, feed, fuel and fertiliser and more difficult finance, which today are putting even more pressure...
26 May 2023
Luang Prabang, Lao PDR – On 23-26 May 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MoLSW) organized a four-day drought Anticipatory Action (AA) cash distribution simulation exercise in Nardkham Village and Pounglarn Village, Pakxaeng District, Luang Prabang Province....
21 April 2023
Vientiane Capital, Lao People’s Democratic Republic – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic organized the National Forum on Investment in Sustainable Agriculture at Lao Plaza hotel on 21 April 2023, through the framework...