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The NAFRI Lao Tree Seed Project funded by DANIDA which ran from 1998 - 2003 produced a series of 50 booklets or monographs on important trees often planted in Laos in the lowlands and highlands. The books explain the use of the species, how to select planting sites, handle tree seed, specific nursery requirements, techniques plant, and how to take care for different trees currently being used in Laos. <
These simple and easy to use booklets are meant for local tree planters working in the province, district and villages allover Laos. The LTSP aimed to support tree planters in producing better planting and more viable plant material.
ແກ້ໄຂລ່າສຸດ (ມື້ພະຫັດທີ່ 09 ທັນວາ 2010 ເວລາ 11: 13)
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NAFRI held the 2nd international conference on Sustainable Sloping Lands and Watershed Management was held from December 12-15, 2006 in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. More than 250 participants attended from 18 countries in the region and the world. At the conference, 44 presentations were made as well as more than 30 posters presented on innovative research and development activities in the uplands.
The main purpose of the conference was to explore different strategies to promote environmental sustainability and enhance livelihoods of rural communities that inhabit upland areas. SSLWM 2006 also highlighted emerging planning and management strategies for the sustainable management of upper catchments. A particular focus of the conference was on strategies that both promote environmental sustainability and address the socio-economic circumstances of marginalized rural communities that inhabit these areas.
ແກ້ໄຂລ່າສຸດ (ມື້ຈັນທີ່ 06 ກໍລິກົດ 2009 ເວລາ 17: 46)
2004 Uplands Workshop Proceedings
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Proceedings from NAFRI Uplands Workshop on Shifting Cultivation Stablizaton and Poverty Eradication
The uplands of Laos are of key development interest for both the Government of Lao PDR and international and donor agencies. On the one hand, the uplands of Laos sustain a diverse range of ethnic groups, biodiversity and ecosystems. On the other, the highest incidence of poverty is also found in Upland areas.Recognizing the challenges for improving upland livelihoods and stabilizing agricultural production, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has initiated a bold range of policy and institutional reforms. In response, several research and development programmes have been initiated in collaboration with international donors and aid agencies. Each has gained valuable experiences and generated a number of technical options, approaches and methods. Yet, there have been few opportunities to systematically share experiences and find joint solutions to the major livelihood crisis of the Uplands.
Lao Uplands Sourcebook
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The Lao Uplands Sourcebook was developed in order to provide field level extension workers, educators and students better access to the wealth of information and experiences in Uplands resource management in Lao PDR. The sourcebook is meant to be a compendium of best practices, lessons learned, and experiences gained by those working in the uplands.
ແກ້ໄຂລ່າສຸດ (ມື້ຈັນທີ່ 06 ກໍລິກົດ 2009 ເວລາ 17: 50)
Rice in Laos
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NAFRI in partnership with IRRI and ACIAR have produced a new book on rice cultivation systems in Lao PDR. The book explores the long association of Laos and its people with rice in historical, cultural and agricultural contexts. It provides a record of the diversity of, and biodiversity within, the rice ecosystems within the country, and summarises the more salient recent advances in rice-related research.
All articles can be downloaded from the ACIAR website. Go to: http://www.aciar.gov.au/publication/CoP02
ແກ້ໄຂລ່າສຸດ (ມື້ຈັນທີ່ 06 ກໍລິກົດ 2009 ເວລາ 17: 55)


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