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In the early 1990s, agriculture was the foundation of the economy. [1] Although a slight downward trend in the sector's contribution to gross domestic product was evident throughout the 1980s and early 1990s—from about 65 percent of GDP in 1980 to about 61 percent in 1989 and further decreasing to between 53 and 57 percent in 1991—a similar decrease in the percentage of the labor force ...
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos (LMAF) has focused on agricultural and forestry sectors since the establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. . Post-1975 revolution, LMAF initially focused on intensifying agricultural production using chemical inputs and mechanization to meet ambitious production targ
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 ...
Paddy fields in Laos Ox ploughing. In Laos, society is characterized by semi-independent rural villages engaged in subsistence agricultural production. [1] Ethnic, geographic, and ecological differences create variations in the pattern of village life from one part of the country to another, but the common threads of village self-reliance, limited regional trade and communication, and ...
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] Only around 4% of Laos’ total area is arable, which is the smallest amount of arable land of any country in Southeast Asia, due its mountainous terrain (see Geography ...
Laos is still ranked low for economic and political freedom. [2] The economy of Laos grew at 6.89% in 2017, [3] 35th fastest in the world. Eighty percent of the employed practice subsistence agriculture. [1] The country's ethnic make-up is diverse, with around 70% belonging to the largest ethnic group, the Lao. [1]
Agriculture in Laos is the most important sector of the economy. [16] Five million out of 23,680,000 hectares of Laos's total land area is suitable for cultivation, and seventeen percent of the land area, between 850,000 and 900,000 hectares, was cultivated as of the early 1990s. [17] Rice is the main crop grown during the rainy season. [18]
The Kammu and Lamet, who are found in northern Laos, have different social organization and agricultural ecology than the ethnic groups in southern Laos. [ 3 ] Most Lao Theung villages (based primarily on descriptions of the Kammu) are located on mountain slopes but not at the peaks or ridges—the name Lao Theung means roughly "the Lao up there."