Champasack, Laos – In recent years, the shed house was introduced to farmers as an alternative technology for growing vegetables during the rainy season because the shed house is roofed with transparent plastic. However, due to the use of plastic, the temperature in the house increases, which is not suitable for many parts of the […]
Leaders of the Lao Farmer Network talk about the benefits of forming a farmers’ organization to encourage organization of small holder farmers in Laos.
Overview Farmers in Tholakhom district, Vientiane province, have had rich experience on lowland rice farming practices for ages. Smallholder farmer worked individually and then farmers were formed as Jaeng Agriculture Cooperative. The farmers produced lots of tons of rice on a year basis, however, they face permanent market issue to sell their produce and farmers […]
One of the main issues of the commercialization of agriculture is the lack of storage capacity for the farmers’ organizations (FOs) especially those that produce fresh vegetables. Without effective storage system, farmers cannot consolidate their produce and manage demand-supply opportunities properly. That is why oftentimes, there is too much supply during peak season and there […]
LAOS – Mueng Lao Food Company, a local business based in Vientiane capital, Laos, has been studying fresh vegetable market for over a year and found out that massive fresh produce is being imported from Thailand to feed the people of Vientiane. More than seven (7) tons of spring onions alone is being imported on a […]
Watch this video to learn about the initiatives of the Lao Farmer Network for youth farmers in Lao PDR. Lao Farmer Network (LFN) is a member of AFA in Lao PDR.
Vientianne capital, Laos – The Lao Farmer Network (LFN), the national implementing agency of AFOSP-MTCP2 in Laos, conducted a multi-sectoral partnership meeting involving the private, public, and producer including smallholder farmers in the country in Vientianne capital, Laos on 30 January 2019. The meeting aims to establish opportunities for partnership between different sectors in order […]
YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA – MTCP2 Laos’ story “Zero Energy Cool Storage” was voted best practice while MTCP2 Bangladesh’s photo titled “Organic Dried Fish Production” was voted best photo by farmers organizations, NIAs and development partners participating in the recently concluded MTCP2 Knowledge Management Fair 2018 held at Cakra Kusuma Hotel in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 22 October 2018. […]
