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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