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PM urges provincial authorities to study appropriate crops |
 Lao prime Minister has urged provincial authorities to
investigate the potential crops that can earn farmers high
incomes while preserving the environment. His comment
comes in responsetofears of rice shortages in the near
future after many provinces throughout country have
suffered from flood and drought in recent times.Laos has
an abundance of fertile soil but cultivation does not always
provide high yields due to a lack of consideration as to which
crops are best suited to which areas he said.Mr. Bouasone
was speaking during a visit to Savannaket,Chaqmpassak
and Xekong provinces on ensuring food security.
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Govt, development partners coordinate future projects. |
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 Government agencies met with development partners in Vientiane yesterday to discuss the implementation of future project and the important contributions made by development partners. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the meeting Minister of Agriculture and forestry Mr. sitaheng Rasphon
said the government of Laos is fully engaged in the final phase of preparing the 7th National Socio-Economic Development plan.
This process is important because is will determine both the strategic orientation for each sector and the prioritization of future investmetments he said.
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Minutes of meeting of the SWG Agriculture, Rural Development and Natural Resources Management 15th of July 2010 |
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Opening remarks
HE Sitaheng Rasphone, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
welcomedall participants to the Sector Working Group on
Agriculture, Rural Development and Natural Resources Management Meeting. Then HE Sitaheng Rasphone reminded the participants on the subject dealt during the previous meeting, especially the MAF's willingness to establish a Program Management Division. HE Sitaheng Rasphone emphasized the progress of the ANR-SWG towards more dialogue and a better alignment of the development partners’ support on Government strategies. He underlined the decisive
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World Bank, EU give boost to rural food security |
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 A four year food security project with funding from the world
Bank and European Union totaling US$14.6 millon aims to
provide farming communities in nine Lao provinces with more
reliable food stocks. The four year project titled Lao PDR
Upland Food Security Improvement will be implemented in
luang Namtha, Luang Prabang, xieng Khuang, Huaphan,
Savannakhet,Champassak,Saravan, Xekong and Attapeu
provinces. Provincialofficials and exprrts from related
ministriesand organizations gathered in Vientiane for a
workshop from July 8 to 9 to discuss tasks and a work plan
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