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
Dr. OKURA Fumi Receives the 2026 Research Encouragement Award from the Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Engineering
On August 25, 2026, Dr. OKURA Fumi, Researcher in the Rural Development Division of the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), received the Research Encouragement Award at the 2026 Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Engineering (JSIDRE) Awards Ceremony held at Osaka Metropolitan University.
Publication of a Book Series Analyzing Food Security in Rural and Mountainous Areas of Laos
Dr. HASADA Katsumi, Senior Researcher in the Rural Development Division, has compiled the results of his research on food security conducted in Laos and published them as a book series on March 31, 2026.
Information Analysis
Publication
ラオス農山村のフードセキュリティ－国・地域・世帯から読み解く課題－
羽佐田勝美, JIRCAS International Agriculture Series. 27 ( )
Fall Armyworm Proliferation in Mainland Southeast Asia : Government and Maize Farmer Responses
KUSANO, Eiichi, KOBORI, Youichi, JIRCAS Working Report. 93 ( )
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 ( )
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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 ( )
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ຄູ່ມືການລ້ຽງປາ ໃນນາເຂົ້າ & ໜອງປາ ນຳໃຊ້ໂດຍຊາວປະມົງລາວ
ສູນຄົ້ນຄວ້າຊັບພະຍາກອນທີ່ມີຊີວິດທາງນໍ້າ (LARReC), ສູນຄົ້ນຄວ້າສາກົນດ້ານກະເສດສາດແຫ່ງປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນ (JIRCAS), Manual and Guideline. 3 ( )
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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
- Identification of a quantitative locus, qPA1, derived from a black rice variety in Laos, which increases phytic acid content in grains(2025)
- 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)
Article and Publication
2025
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Takai, Toshiyuki , Saito, Hiroki , Marui, Junichiro , Oo, Aung Zaw , Vilayheuang, Koukham , Phongchanmixay, Sengthong , Asai, Hidetoshi Vilayheuang, Koukham (2025) Detection and characterization of quantitative trait loci for phytic acid in grains toward improved black rice in northern Laos. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 9 :1620644-. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1620644
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Takai, Toshiyuki , Saito, Hiroki , Marui, Junichiro , Oo, Aung Zaw , Vilayheuang, Koukham , Phongchanmixay, Sengthong , Asai, Hidetoshi Saito, Hiroki (2025) Detection and characterization of quantitative trait loci for phytic acid in grains toward improved black rice in northern Laos. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 9 :1620644-. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1620644
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Takai, Toshiyuki , Saito, Hiroki , Marui, Junichiro , Oo, Aung Zaw , Vilayheuang, Koukham , Phongchanmixay, Sengthong , Asai, Hidetoshi Phongchanmixay, Sengthong (2025) Detection and characterization of quantitative trait loci for phytic acid in grains toward improved black rice in northern Laos. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 9 :1620644-. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1620644
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Takai, Toshiyuki , Saito, Hiroki , Marui, Junichiro , Oo, Aung Zaw , Vilayheuang, Koukham , Phongchanmixay, Sengthong , Asai, Hidetoshi Marui, Junichiro (2025) Detection and characterization of quantitative trait loci for phytic acid in grains toward improved black rice in northern Laos. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 9 :1620644-. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1620644
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Takai, Toshiyuki , Saito, Hiroki , Marui, Junichiro , Oo, Aung Zaw , Vilayheuang, Koukham , Phongchanmixay, Sengthong , Asai, Hidetoshi Asai, Hidetoshi (2025) Detection and characterization of quantitative trait loci for phytic acid in grains toward improved black rice in northern Laos. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 9 :1620644-. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1620644
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Takai, Toshiyuki , Saito, Hiroki , Marui, Junichiro , Oo, Aung Zaw , Vilayheuang, Koukham , Phongchanmixay, Sengthong , Asai, Hidetoshi Oo, Aung Zaw (2025) Detection and characterization of quantitative trait loci for phytic acid in grains toward improved black rice in northern Laos. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 9 :1620644-. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1620644
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Takai, Toshiyuki , Saito, Hiroki , Marui, Junichiro , Oo, Aung Zaw , Vilayheuang, Koukham , Phongchanmixay, Sengthong , Asai, Hidetoshi Takai, Toshiyuki (2025) Detection and characterization of quantitative trait loci for phytic acid in grains toward improved black rice in northern Laos. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 9 :1620644-. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1620644
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