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Rice production in Laos, the Glossary

Rice production in Laos is important to the national economy and food supply.^[1]

28 relations: Agricultural extension, Arable land, Bolikhamsai province, Champasak province, COVID-19 pandemic, Economy of Laos, Farm gate marketing, Federal Research Division, Food security, Foreign Agricultural Service, Geography of Laos, Glutinous rice, Irrigation, Khammouane province, Laos, Library of Congress, Mechanised agriculture, Mekong, Paddy field, Price floor, Rice, Salavan province, Savannakhet province, Southeast Asia, Sustainable agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture, Value chain, Vientiane.
Agriculture in Laos
Rice production by country

Agricultural extension

Agricultural extension is the application of scientific research and new knowledge to agricultural practices through farmer education.

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Arable land

Arable land (from the arabilis, "able to be ploughed") is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.

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Bolikhamsai province

Bolikhamsai (also Borikhamxay, Lao: ບໍລິຄໍາໄຊ) is a province of Laos.

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Champasak province

Champasak (or Champassak, Champasack – Lao: ຈຳປາສັກ) is a province in southwestern Laos, near the borders with Thailand and Cambodia.

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The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

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Economy of Laos

The economy of Laos is a lower-middle income developing economy.

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Farm gate marketing

Farm gate marketing or farmgate sales describes a direct marketing method whereby farmers sell agricultural produce—mostly food—directly to the consumer, to restaurants and caterers, and to independent retailers.

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Federal Research Division

The Federal Research Division (FRD) is the research and analysis unit of the United States Library of Congress.

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Food security

Food security is the state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.

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Foreign Agricultural Service

The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is the foreign affairs agency with primary responsibility for the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) overseas programs – market development, international trade agreements and negotiations, and the collection of statistics and market information.

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Geography of Laos

Laos is a country in and the only landlocked nation in mainland Southeast Asia, northeast of Thailand and west of Vietnam.

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Glutinous rice

Glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa; also called sticky rice, sweet rice or waxy rice) is a type of rice grown mainly in Southeast and East Asia, and the northeastern regions of South Asia, which has opaque grains, very low amylose content, and is especially sticky when cooked.

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Irrigation

Irrigation (also referred to as watering of plants) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops, landscape plants, and lawns.

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Khammouane province

Khammouane province (Khammouan) (Lao: ຄໍາມ່ວນ) is a province in the center of Laos.

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Laos

Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country and one of the two Marxist-Leninist states in Southeast Asia.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States.

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Mechanised agriculture

Mechanised agriculture or agricultural mechanization is the use of machinery and equipment, ranging from simple and basic hand tools to more sophisticated, motorized equipment and machinery, to perform agricultural operations.

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Mekong

The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia.

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Paddy field

A paddy field is a flooded field of arable land used for growing semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro.

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Price floor

A price floor is a government- or group-imposed price control or limit on how low a price can be charged for a product, good, commodity, or service.

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Rice

Rice is a cereal grain and in its domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa.

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Salavan province

Salavan (also Saravane, Lao: ສາລະວັນ) is a province of Laos, located in the south of the country.

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Savannakhet province

Savannakhet (ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ) is a province of Laos.

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Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania.

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Sustainable agriculture

Sustainable agriculture is farming in sustainable ways meeting society's present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current or future generations to meet their needs.

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United States Department of Agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally.

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Value chain

A value chain is a progression of activities that a business or firm performs in order to deliver goods and services of value to an end customer.

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Vientiane

Vientiane (ວຽງຈັນ, Viangchan) is the capital and largest city of Laos.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_production_in_Laos