From Subsistence to Commercial Rice Production in Laos

Vongpaphane Manivong and Rob Cramb ()
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Vongpaphane Manivong: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Rob Cramb: School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland

Chapter Chapter 5 in White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin, 2020, pp 103-119 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Rice farming in Laos is the least commercialised within the Lower Mekong. Moreover, Laos has suffered the most from variability in production due to the high incidence of droughts and floods. Nevertheless, as in the region as a whole, there has been a remarkable transformation of rice-based farming systems and supply chains over recent decades. These farming systems have been undergoing a transition from subsistence-based to market-oriented production. Rice production is dominated by the rainfed lowland system and is still predominantly for subsistence production of glutinous rice, with only a small proportion marketed and even less exported. However, the cultivated area and especially the yield of both rainfed and irrigated rice have been increasing, contributing to the achievement of rice self-sufficiency at the national level. Moreover, rural livelihoods have become increasingly diversified as the economy of the region develops and opportunities for off-farm and non-farm employment increase.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-0998-8_5

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