Tasks, Duties, Rights and Responsibilities of the District Agriculture and Forestry Offices. Country/Territory Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Document type Miscellaneous Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Unofficial translation, photocopy, 11 pp. Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Agricultural development Policy/planning Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia Abstract Main tasks of the District Agriculture and Forestry Office are: to study and control the actual implementation of projects and programs, to manage the use of agriculture and forestry land, to coordinate with provincial Agriculture and Forestry Services as well as the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, to introduce and disseminate the results of research in order to make agricultural productivity more effective, to promote the establishment of farmers' groups. Further provisions concern the main duties and rights, the organizational structure and the work system of the District Agriculture and Forestry Office. Full text English