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Support to Establishment of the Centre for Agricultural Economics and Markets (Caem) in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - TCP/LAO/3605

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 15

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Government of Lao People's Democratic Republichas identified an urgent need to build and strengthencapacity in areas of agricultural economics and marketsmonitoring, information, analysis and assessment. Theultimate goal is to improve decision-making by policy leveldecision-makers, farmers, and other stakeholders in theagriculture sector. In response to this need, the projectfocused on building and strengthening the capacity ofthe Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) in areasof agricultural, forestry and rural development policy –encompassing economics, markets and other types ofsituation analysis, situation monitoring, information forpolicy development, policy analysis and assessment.The project was originally designed to support theestablishment of the Centre for Agricultural Economicsand Markets (CAEM), under the Department of Planningand Finance (DOPF) in the MAF. However, based on therequirement to enhance the food security and agriculturalcommercialization policy of the Government, the primaryMAF institution was changed to the Department of Policyand Legal Affairs (DOPLA).

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