Laos sees three percent growth in agriculture sector in 2022

Farmers planting rice on a field in the outskirts in Laos. - Laotian Times

VIENTIANE, Jan 9 (Loatian Times): Laos recorded a three per cent growth in the agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and rural development sector in 2022, in line with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s aim of accomplishing a domestic food production target of 70 per cent in 2023.

According to a recent report, the animal husbandry industry grew by three percent, while the fishing sector recorded a four percent growth. The growth rate target set for 2022 was 0.4 per cent higher than in 2021.