FAO in Lao People's Democratic Republic

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09 February 2023
Vientiane Captial, Lao People’s Democratic Republic  – On February 9, 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations handed over communication and awareness materials on the occasion of the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022 and the guidelines for African Swine Fever (ASF) prevention and control in smallholder...
02 February 2023
Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic – On 2 February 2023, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) facilitated an Inter-Ministerial meeting on bolstering investments to the agriculture and rural development sector within the Green Growth Economic Corridor.  Development of the...
02 February 2023
Songkhone, Savannakhet Province, Laos - The Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrated the success of the Climate Change Adaptation in Wetland Areas in Laos project on World Wetland Day, February 2, 2023, with the theme "It's Time for Wetlands...
26 January 2023
Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic – On 26 January 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MoLSW) organized a meeting with relevant partners and stakeholders to discuss the establishment of an Anticipatory Action Technical Working Group (AA TWG)...
24 January 2023
New FAO Study Highlights Agricultural Practices and Fires as Major Contributors to Air Pollution in Laos By Nasar Hayat, UN FAO Representative to Lao PDR A recently conducted study, by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), shows that climate, agriculture production and fire are the key drivers of...