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Rice research drives Lao PDR agricultural productivity

  • Alaric Santiaguel

    • A sea of newly harvested rice extends to the horizon in Battambang Province—the rice bowl of Cambodia. It was only the third week of February, just the beginning of the harvesting season for many Asian countries, but it seemed like harvest time was already over in Battambang. (Photos: Lanie Reyes)

    The Lao PDR Rice Research Center is helping improve the country’s agricultural productivity through its research and innovative technologies.

    The country produces up to one million tons of rice every year and as a result has become self-sufficient, according to the government.

    The Lao People’s Democratic Republic Rice Policy Study in 2012 stated that since the country has moved from rice deficit to sizable surplus, it is focusing to address nutritional benefits.

    Read the full story at Far Eastern Agriculture.

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