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Book (stand-alone)Report of the national rural youth workshop on rural youth, food security and sustainable rural development in the Lao People's Democratic Republic 2005
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No results found.An account of the workshop which convened from 26 to 27 January 2005 in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic and brought together 61 rural youth from 18 provinces in the country to discuss the needs, constraints and challenges confronting young people. Youth make up a large proportion of populations in Asia and the Pacific region, many of whom live in poor, rural areas and lack adequate education and training and/or or are unemployed – conditions that make them vulnerable to exploitation in unsafe and unfair occupations with negative consequences (such as prostitution, HIV/AIDS and drug abuse). In the Lao People's Democratic Republic, 36 percent of the youth aged 10 to 25 have never attended school. Only 17 percent complete upper secondary school. Although working in agricultural fields is a daily duty for most rural youth, many consider themselves unemployed owing to the irregular and seasonal income from their endeavours. A large number move to urban areas where boys usually find employment in the construction industry while girls work in the garment industry, restaurants and entertainment localities where they may become involved in the sex industry. The report includes summaries of the group discussions and presentations as well as recommendations for improving the prospects of rural youth in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. -
Book (stand-alone)Needs and potential for rural youth development in Lao People's Democratic Republic 2006
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No results found.In recent years much international attention has focused on the plight of youth, many of whom live in abject poverty with minimal education and opportunities. Data indicate that almost one in five young persons – 18 percent of the 1 158 million 15 to 24 year olds worldwide – survive on less than US$1 per day while as many as 45 percent live on less than US$2 per day. The situation in Asia and the Pacific is even graver, especially in rural locations where the majority of the population in the re gion live. The mission of FAO’s rural youth programme is to provide rural youth with the tools and support they need to become healthy individuals and take part in the fight against hunger in their communities. To be effective such efforts must be guided by accurate data on rural youth which are lacking in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. To address this information gap the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific collaborated with local partners to conduct a study on rural youth based on interviews with relevant officials, surveys and group discussions with youth in seven villages in two provinces. The findings indicate that there is considerable potential to generate cash income from farming if youth are taught new techniques, how to grow new crops and how to sell their produce locally. Rural youth are open minded and have ideas on how to improve their situation. But they need basic support such as financial aid and improved knowledge and skills. This report provides recomm endations on policies and programmes targeting rural youth, education, employment opportunities and access to credit and funding. -
DocumentLao People’s Democratic Republic – Lao Agricultural Census 2010/11
Report to the 2010 Round of the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture (2006-2015)
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No results found.This country report presents the concise structural statistical data on the agricultural holdings such as size of holding, land tenure, land use, crop area, irrigation, livestock numbers, labour and other agricultural inputs for the country.
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