The Country Programme Framework (CPF) is the tool adopted by FAO in 2013 to define its short/medium-term response to the needs of member states. The current CPF for Lao PDR was developed jointly by the Government and FAO, and outlines FAO’s programme priorities for the period 2016-2021 with four Country Outcomes. These are based on a careful balancing of the challenges and opportunities in the sectors, the Government’s strategy and policy, FAO’s comparative advantage and its global and regional priorities, and the priorities identified in United Nations Partnership Framework (UNPF) 2017-2021.

CPF Outcome 1 (Cooperation Framework Strategic Priority 1: People’s well-being): By 2026, people, especially the most vulnerable and marginalised, will have more equitable and inclusive access to and will benefit from better quality health, nutrition, food, shelter, protection, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and education and learning, including during emergencies.

Output 1.1: Government has strengthened capacity to plan, deliver and monitor nutrition-sensitive interventions across sectors and to support the economy (subsistence and cash) of rural and the most vulnerable people ( UNSDCF joint Output 1.4: Nutrition and food security). 

Output 1.2: Government and food system actors have strengthened capacity to survey and address AMR, reinforce food safety and to apply a One-Health approach. 

Output 1.3: Smallholders and socially vulnerable people are more equipped to prevent and address the impact of socio economic shocks, particularly of COVID-19.

CPF Outcome 2 (Cooperation Framework Strategic Priority 2: Inclusive Prosperity): By 2026, people, especially the most vulnerable and marginalised, will benefit from more inclusive, resilient, transformative, and sustainable socio-economic and demographic opportunities to reduce poverty and inequalities 

Output 2.1: Government and stakeholders of the agriculture, fishery and forestry value chains are better able to supply regional, national, sub-national and village markets, integrating all aspects of rural development planning ( UNSDCF joint Output 2.5: Rural Development and UXOs). 

Output 2.2: Rural and peri-urban population’s resilience is strengthened through solutions based on landscape, ecosystem, and indigenous knowledge ( UNSDCF joint Output 2.6: Urban Development). 

Output 2.3: Multistakeholder’s capacity and policy environment are strengthened for a resilient, productive, competitive, and innovative private sector inclusive of smallholders ( UNSDCF joint Output 2.7: Private Sector and Skills Development, and Digitalization). 

Output 2.4: Government and stakeholders of the livestock value chain are better able to survey, control and respond to zoonotic diseases as well as to  produce and safely trade healthy livestock at national and regional level.

CPF Outcome 3 (Cooperation Framework Strategic Priority 4: Environment, climate change and resilience): By 2026, people, especially the most vulnerable and marginalised, and institutions will be better able to sustainably access, manage, preserve, and benefit from natural resources and promote green growth that is risk-informed, disaster and climate-resilient

Output 3.1: Institutional, community and private-sector are better able to adopt innovative agricultural, fishery and forestry systems based on environmental and social safeguards, agroecology and responsible investment ( UNSDCF joint Output 4.1: Green Growth). 

Output 3.2: National and subnational capacities are strengthened for sustainable, equitable, socially-inclusive and community-focused access to and use of natural resources ( UNSDCF joint Output 4.2: Natural Resources Management). 

Output 3.3: Government, communities and private sector have enhanced policy, planning and implementation capacity to anticipate and recover from shocks, reduce risks, and address the climate change ( UNSDCF joint Output 4.3: Resilience).