Laos
Laos, (/ˈlɑːoʊs/, /ˈlaʊs/, /ˈlɑːɒs/, or /ˈleɪɒs/; Lao: ລາວ, Lāo) officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, (Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao) or commonly referred to its colloquial name of Muang Lao (Lao: ເມືອງລາວ, Muang Lao) is a landlocked country in the heart of the Indochinese peninsula of Mainland Southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (Burma) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.
(Source: DBpedia)JIRCAS Report
Senior Researcher HASADA Katsumi receives the Japan Society of Regional and Agricultural Development (JASRAD) Encouragement Award for Food Security Research in Laos
On June 29, 2024, Dr. HASADA Katsumi (Senior Researcher, Rural Development Division) received the Japan Society of Regional and Agricultural Development (JASRAD) Encouragement Award at the Society’s 2024 Spring Meeting.
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Lao PDR) delegation visits JIRCAS
A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Lao PDR, including the Deputy Director General of Department of Planning and Cooperation, Dr. Phommy Inthichack, and Deputy Director General of Department of Agricultural Land Management, Dr. Thatheva Saphangthong visited JIRCAS on November 7, 2024. The Ministry is currently considering a new five-year Agriculture and Forestry development plan, and the delegation visits Japan to collect relevant information to formulate the plan.
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広報JIRCAS (14)
国立研究開発法人国際農林水産業研究センター, 広報JIRCAS. 14 ( )
jircas14-_-.pdf7.66 MB
広報JIRCAS (11)
国立研究開発法人国際農林水産業研究センター, 広報JIRCAS. 11 ( )
jircas11-_-.pdf2.94 MB
ຄູ່ມືການລ້ຽງປາ ໃນນາເຂົ້າ & ໜອງປາ ນຳໃຊ້ໂດຍຊາວປະມົງລາວ
ສູນຄົ້ນຄວ້າຊັບພະຍາກອນທີ່ມີຊີວິດທາງນໍ້າ (LARReC), ສູນຄົ້ນຄວ້າສາກົນດ້ານກະເສດສາດແຫ່ງປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນ (JIRCAS), Manual and Guideline. 3 ( )
manual_guideline3-10_-.pdf469.24 KB
Manual for fish culture in rice paddy & earthen pond using Lao fishes
Living Aquatic Resources Research Center (LARReC), Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Manual and Guideline. ( )
manual_guideline3-9_-.pdf411.38 KB
Potential and Efficiency of Underused Agricultural and Fishery Resources in Laos
Shinsuke Morioka, Katsumi Hasada, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI), National University of Laos (NUoL), Vientiane, Lao P.D.R., JIRCAS Working Report. 90 ( )
Events
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JIRCAS-NAFRI Joint Research Steering Committee Meeting
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Vientiane, Laos
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JIRCAS-NAFRI-NUOL Joint Research Annual Meeting
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Vientiane, Laos
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Steering Committee Meeting on JIRCAS-NAFRI Collaborative Projects
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Vientiane, Laos
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JIRCAS-NAFRI-NUOL Annual Meeting on Collaborative Projects
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Vientiane, Laos
Research Highlights
- Organization and cost requirements of government-recommended fall armyworm control measures in Indochina countries(2024)
- Breeding and variety registration of “Isan,” the first Urochloa grass variety for the Asian monsoon(2024)
- Teak growth doubles in the Lao Mountains depending on the control of stand density and topographic conditions(2021)
- Initial salinity adjustment effectively prevents histamine accumulation in padaek, a Laotian salt-fermented freshwater fish paste(2020)
- Rice and weeds in upland rice fields can be discriminated with good accuracy from a commercial-grade small drone(2020)
- Efficacy of black soldier fly larvae as a protein source in aquaculture feed for the climbing perch(2019)
- Biological information contributing to resource conservation of the important Laotian food fish Pa keo(2019)
- Estimation of rice grain yield by canopy hyperspectral sensing of paddy fields at the booting stage(2018)
- Climbing perch aquaculture is realizable in rice paddies under non-feeding conditions by rearing at low stocking densities(2018)
- Increasing rainy season lowland rice and dry season crop yields in the semi-mountainous villages of Laos using stored water intended for aquaculture(2018)