Lao agriculture ministry partners with private sector to boost innovation

There will also be studies on a digital approach to enable producers/smallholder farmers and end-consumers of organic vegetables to be better connected. - Starpic

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has entered into public-private partnerships under an AIF Group project to foster market-driven innovations in production, processing, marketing, and market access in agricultural value chains.

The AIF cooperation agreements were signed recently by representatives of the Thaxang Organic Production Cooperative, Mekong Lao Export/Import and Lao Best Brand Group, Organic Home Laos, Mai Savanh Lao, and Frank Tibitanzl from GIZ, Coordinator for the Asean AgriTrade Project in Laos.