This study on the use of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in the Nam Khan Watershed was conducted through household surveys and focus group discussions in three villages selected along a gradient of integration to market, and diversity of livelihood systems: Houayyen and Tinpha villages in Xien...
Nanthavong, K.
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Cherief, M.
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Keophoxay, Anousith
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Castella, J.C.
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[Management of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) across the Nam Khan Watershed]
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Management of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) across the Nam Khan Watershed
In a time of transition from subsistence to commercial agriculture, small farming households need to be better organized in order to match the market demand in terms of product volume and quality. However, spontaneous initiatives are often discouraged by the lack of proper support in terms of cre...
Castella, J.C.
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Bouahom, B.
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Keophoxay, Anousith
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Douangsavanh, L.
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[Managing the transition from farmers’ groups to agricultural cooperatives in Lao PDR]
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Managing the transition from farmers’ groups to agricultural cooperatives in Lao PDR
Conservation agriculture is a new technique in Northern Lao PDR. This study on the patterns of diffusion and adoption of Conservation Agriculture was conducted in twenty villages of three districts in Xieng khouang province, covering four agro-ecological zones: Pek, northern Kham, Kham basin and ...
Nanthavong, K.
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Keophoxay, Anousith
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Khambanseuang, C.
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Jobard, E.
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Lestrelin, Guillaume
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Castella, J.C.
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[Patterns of diffusion and adoption of Conservation Agriculture: Case studies in Pek, Kham and Nonghet district, Xieng Khouang province, Lao PDR]
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Patterns of diffusion and adoption of Conservation Agriculture: Case studies in Pek, Kham and Nonghet district, Xieng Khouang province, Lao PDR