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Rice planting in Champasak province Laotian women planting rice seedlings near Sekong. Rice production in Laos is important to the national economy and food supply. [1] [2] Rice is a key staple for Laos, and over 60% of arable land is used for its cultivation. [2]
Laotian women planting rice seedlings near Sekong. Rice is a key staple for Laos, and over 60% of arable land is used for its cultivation. [2] Rice is primarily produced in the country's lowland areas, with only approximately 11% of production taking place in highland areas. [2]
Rice production by country (2019) This is a list of countries by rice production in 2022 based on the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. The total world rice production for 2022 was 776,461,457 [1] metric tonnes. In 1961, the total world production was 216 million tonnes.
Rice dominates agriculture, with about 80% of the arable land area used for growing rice. [112] Approximately 77% of Lao farm households are self-sufficient in rice. [113] Laos may have the greatest number of rice varieties in the Greater Mekong Subregion. The Lao government has been working with the International Rice Research Institute of the ...
The lowland Lao village economy is centered on paddy rice cultivation, and most village activities and daily life revolve around rice production. Glutinous, or sticky rice is the staple food; because it has a high starch content, sticky rice must be steamed rather than boiled. It is eaten with the fingers and dipped in soup or a vegetable or ...
The economy of Laos is a lower-middle income developing economy.Being a socialist state (along with China, Cuba, Vietnam, and North Korea), the Lao economic model resembles the Chinese socialist market and/or Vietnamese socialist-oriented market economies by combining high degrees of state ownership with openness to foreign direct investment and private ownership in a predominantly market ...
The Trump administration has placed on leave over 100 employees who work on environmental justice programs at the Environmental Protection Agency, and is pursuing staff reductions in similar ...
Pages in category "Rice production by country" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ... Rice production in Laos; M.