Agriculture and fishing

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The State Enterprise for Agricultural Service (SAS) of Laos has inked an agreement with China’s Guangzhou Zhongheyuan Agriculture Development Co., Ltd. (GZAD) and UAB Global Ltd (UAB) of Hong Kong for cooperation in investments in the agricultural industry and market development.The ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Many places in Laos are now inundated after several weeks of heavy rain which has caused suffering to many households around the country.People have lost their crops, belongings and livestock.But not everywhere has been affected by flooding and some people continue ...

The price of sticky rice is skyrocketing in Laos, in the wake of massive floods in one of the country’s most fertile regions and various other causes, amid rising prices of food in general due to the African swine flu epidemic that has ravaged China ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Standard pig farms appear not to have been affected by an outbreak of African swine fever, which has killed more than 14,000 animals raised by villagers using traditional methods, a senior official at the Livestock and Fishery Department has said.Farm operators ...

A meeting of the Sector Working Group on Agriculture and Rural Development to discuss agricultural issues took place at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Vientiane on Tuesday. The meeting took stock of the significant implementation of sectorຊrelated actions under the working group, as well ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Rice mill owners in Laos have sought the State sector’s intervention to stabilise the retail price of rice in markets, but the authorities are continuing to wait so they can monitor the situation for a little longer.Rice mills are facing problems ...

Duckweed, locally known as “Phuck Nae” is not new to many people in Laos where it is consumed as a food supplement. What people might not be aware of is, however, is that it has global commercial value.Duckweed is a species of plant with small ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has established a committee to promote agricultural productivity for supply to domestic and export markets, while tackling illegal imports along borders.The government will also inspect agricultural products imported from neighbouring countries to determine which can be produced domestically, to ...

Government officials and FAO officials are meeting in Vientiane to discuss agriculture, nutrition, and land holding and use in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).A training workshop titled “Agriculture, Nutrition, and Land Holding and Use to Support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 in ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Regional demand for crops and livestock remains high but Laos is unable to capitalise on its potential to satisfy the regional market need, according to a senior official.Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr Bounkhuang Khambounheuang recently stressed the need for ...