For many years, farmers in remote upland areas of northern Laos just produced rice for self consumption. The production surpluses were bartered against other consumption goods or sold in the market to get some cash. Beside, farmers traditionally planted secondary crops on sloping land such as cas...
Keophosay, Anousith
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Viau, J.
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Jobard, E.
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Castella, J.C.
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[Impact of maize expansion on household economy and production systems in northern Lao PDR]
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Impact of maize expansion on household economy and production systems in northern Lao PDR
The government of Laos long term policy is aiming at reducing rural poverty and stabilize shifting cultivation by creating permanent job for local people, in order to increase forest cover while avoiding negative impacts on deforestation. The overnment of Laos promotes foreign investment in devel...
Bouahom, B.
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Alberny, E.
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Douangsavanh, L.
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Castella, J.C.
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[Dynamics of rubber expansion in Lao PDR: policy making under uncertainty]
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Dynamics of rubber expansion in Lao PDR: policy making under uncertainty
The 2000s decade has seen a lot of changes in the northern uplands of Lao PDR that where driven by three main drivers or agents of change: government policies, foreign private investors and development assistance led by bilateral or multilateral organizations or international NGOs. These three sp...
Douangsavanh, L.
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Laddavong, P.
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Bouahom, B.
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Castella, J.C.
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[Policy implications of land use changes in the uplands of northern Lao PDR]
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Policy implications of land use changes in the uplands of northern Lao PDR
Lestrelin, Guillaume
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Trockenbrodt, M
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Phanvilay, K
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Thongmanivong, S
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Vongvisouk, T
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Pham, T.T.
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Castella, J.C.
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[The context of REDD+ in the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Drivers, agents and institutions]
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The context of REDD+ in the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Drivers, agents and institutions