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Agricultural Investment Plan 2011-2015.

Country/Territory
Lao, People's Dem. Rep.
Document type
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Forestry, Water
Keyword
Agricultural development Public health Policy/planning Governance Processing/handling Transport/storage Public participation Capacity building Poverty Climate change Irrigation Agro-forestry Nutrition Hygiene/sanitary procedures Potable water Waste management Food quality control/food safety Food security Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Indigenous peoples Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Afforestation/reforestation
Geographical area
Asia, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Landlocked Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
2011-2015
Abstract

The present Agricultural Investment Plan (AIP) for the five-year period 2011 to 2015 is based on the Agricultural Development Strategy (ADS) 2011 to 2020 and on the Agricultural Master Plan (AMP) 2011 to 2015. The ADS and the AMP have been prepared as separate documents which should be read before proceeding with the present AIP. The ADS provides the framework, the vision and the long term development goals of the Government of Laos (GoL) for the sustainable development of the sector, aiming at food and income security. The AMP is a roadmap for the implementation of the strategy in the coming five years. The AMP uses a Program Approach to structure the various measures and interventions. It thus resembles a conventional sub-sector approach to planning, which has the distinct advantage of a relatively easy clarification of implementation responsibilities among the respective MAF departments. On the other hand, the programme approach is based upon the sound evaluation of socio-economic and agro-ecological conditions, responding directly to local needs of the stakeholders in rural areas of Laos. In a bottom-up planning and consultation process, these region-specific conditions have been considered in the overall design of the Master Plan. It is hoped that the participation of the concerned stakeholders in the regions will maximize the effectiveness of resource allocation in the agriculture and forestry sector. The geographic area approach thus has to be added as a different perspective when it comes to the local and regional adaptation of the eight programs, which is the responsibility of decentralised authorities on provincial and districts levels.

Full text
English
Website
www.gafspfund.org