Community-based Food Security Extensions for Shifting Cultivation Farmers
Community-based Food Security Extensions for Shifting Cultivation Farmers
Ban Namhouang is one of many villages that classified as poorest village in Med district, Vientiane province. The village locates in the heart of riches forest that is serving natural resources to survive of peoples? livelihood. Many of those are highly economize, for instant, non-timber forest products (NTFPs) like palm seeds. Livelihoods are highly conventional and dependency to natures. Main sources of livelihood are shifting cultivation and NTFPs collections. Nevertheless; the degradation of natural resources due to the unsustainable employ is not driving peoples in Namhouang village out of poverty. In addition, the isolation adds difficulties in access external supports. Project awarded through SGP will focus its investment in adding value to the NTFPs; increasing the effectiveness of upland agricultures products; sorting out livelihood alternatives that put into effect and sustainable natural resources use and in any efforts support the accessibilities of natural resources management know how information?s for villagers. All these will be achieved through community-based approach.
 
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Association for Improve the Living standard of Multi-Ethnic People Adapt to Climate Change
Country:
Lao
Area Of Work:
Land Degradation
Land Degradation
Grant Amount:
US$ 50,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 5,150.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 4,560.00
Project Number:
LAO/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/LD/12/01
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Gender Focus
There are some activities have involved the women in participation for instance (1) poultry culture; (2) handicraft and (3) agriculture produce these can generate the income to the households are in the target of the project proponent.
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Partnership

NPA

SGP Country office contact

Mr. Bounmy Phommakone
Email:
Ms. Vilaylack Tounalom
Email:

Address

Lane Xang Avenue, P.O.Box 345
Vientiane, Asia & Pacific, Lao PDR