developing improved farming and marketing systems in rainfed regions of southern lao pdr
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Pheng Sengxua
Len Wade
• Southern Laos identified for risk of hunger & poverty
• Government recognises an economy in transition
• Constraints to production, market risk, labour, …
• Potential with rice, livestock, diversification …
• Multidisciplinary team for strategic & adaptive research
• ACIAR Project CSE/2009/004 – AUD $5.16 m
Rainfed upland and lowland in southern Laos
• Diagnose and integrated assessment of farming & marketing systems
• Optimisation, testing and adaptation of crop and livestock technologies and marketing/extension approaches
• Sharing of knowledge and pilot scaling out of varieties, crop and livestock technologies and marketing approaches
• Alleviation of constraints posed by drought and uncontrolled flooding
• Transect: lowland to upland, commodity to subsistence
• Systems research at 4 Research Hubs & associated districts- Lowland Savannakhet (SVK)- Transitional lowland/upland SVK- Upland SVK- Lowland Champassak (CPK)
• Adaptive on-farm research at 300 farms in 24 villages
• Scaling out in partnership with various groups
Project location
I rr igated Sup Irrigated Rainfed Transit ional
Diversif ied upland
Upland
Phanomxai
Nakasor Kok Gnai Xepon Khao Sachaen Lahor
Phonegnanang Phonetan Geang Luang
Labengkok
Khamsae-e Nonsaat Tharthere
Kengxay
Project coordinators: Dr. John DixonDr. Bounthong Buahom
Project managers: Prof. Dr. Len Wade Dr Pheng Sengxua Mr Viengsavanh
Socio--economic:
Prof. Dr SilinthonMr Khamphou
Prof. Rob Clam.
Livestock componentMr. Viengsavanh
CIAT: Dr Tassilo
Water componeteDr Thavone
CSU: Dr PhilIRRI: Dr Ruben
Crop component Dr. Pheng Sengxua Dr. Chanthakhon
IRRI : Dr Stephan and Dr Ben Samson
Savannakhet
PAFO and DAFO
Knowledge shairingMr Thongchan
I&I: Mr. John Smith
Champasack
DAFO and research station
Workshop for each year
List of activities for each component and typology
Protocol delivery to all district staff
Facility and financial support was transferred to Provincial coordinator and DAFO
Site selecting and monitoring regularly
Equipment support Financial training and monitoring The studies were undertaken in both research station and on
farmers’ field About 80 farmers participated in conducting the project activity Most activities were successfully Almost all PAFO and DAFO successfully undertake all activities
and reported the data to concerned component
All protocol need to be provided to DAFO staff with detail sheet for data collection
Seed and other material need to provide in early of the season
Site selection with farmers and DAFO need to select by component leader or teamwork
Each component should pay more attention on activity monitoring
PAFO and DAFO staff would need to improve their communication with component team leader or responsible person for solving all happened problems
DAFO could recommend to the implementing organization to help them for solving their problems
DAFO should help the DAFO staff to explain to farmers about the project objective and outcome
Integration of all components activities
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