Rural Development
In the last few years, Lao PDR has been going through a period of unprecedented growth and change, with massive “land-hungry” Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese investments. This is particularly evident in the Northern Uplands, the remote and mountainous focus region of SDC support in Lao PDR, which is plagued by high incidence of poverty (52% in the uplands as compared to 20% in the lowlands) and chronic child malnutrition. The proposed program builds upon existing experiences of each donor and scales them up in initially three out of the eight provinces of the Northern Uplands of Laos. The Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for the coordination of the implementation of the program, done in conjunction with other line Ministries. Switzerland, as a key player in both, rural livelihoods and local planning in Lao PDR, has influenced strongly the design of the program in particular through the lessons learned from its extension, value chain and local governance projects. A joint evaluation of the first phase of the program is planned in 2013.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Laos |
Agriculture & food security
Agricultural policy
Agricultural development |
01.06.2009
- 31.03.2016 |
CHF 2'605'000
|
- National State Institute North
- SDC Field Office
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Agricultural policy and administrative management
Agricultural development
Type of support Official development assistance (ODA)
Type of collaboration Bilateral cooperation
Finance type Aid grant
Aid Type Project and programme contribution
Tied/untied aid Untied aid
Project number 7F06975
| Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
| Credit area |
Development cooperation |
| Project partners |
Contract partner Foreign state institution |
| Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 2'605'000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 2'229'664 |
| Project phases |
Phase 1 01.06.2009 - 31.03.2016 (Completed) |