Partnership Increases Productivity and Profits in the Lao PDR

In Lao PDR, farmers banded together into production groups rallying around specific homegrown products. Through the support of ADB, the government, and private sector, their productivity improved and their incomes grew, encouraging more groups in the country to replicate their success.

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Viet Nam's Poor Gains from Participatory Agriculture Research and Extension

An ADB project linking training, research, and extension services encouraged Viet Nam’s poor farmers to tackle agricultural issues. This helped increase value addition, exports, and productivity in the country’s agriculture sector. It has also contributed to a decline in rural poverty and improved natural resource management.

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