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    Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Development Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map
    Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Development Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map
    Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Development Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map
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    Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Development Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map

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    This publication explains the evaluation and strategic investment priorities of the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the agriculture, natural resources, and rural development sector. It highlights sector performance, priority development constraints, government plans and strategy, other development partner support, and ADB's past experience and future sector strategy. The country partnership strategy of ADB is also discussed and updated as strategic developments and program changes occur. Other background information about the sector for ADB's investment and technical assistance operations are also provided.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAsian Development Bank
    Release dateDec 1, 2018
    ISBN9789292614652
    Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Development Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map

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      Lao People’s Democratic Republic - Asian Development Bank

      AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR ASSESSMENT, STRATEGY, AND ROAD MAP

      LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

      DECEMBER 2018

      Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO license (CC BY 3.0 IGO)

      © 2018 Asian Development Bank

      6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City, 1550 Metro Manila, Philippines

      Tel +63 2 632 4444; Fax +63 2 636 2444

      www.adb.org

      Some rights reserved. Published in 2018.

      ISBN 978-92-9261-464-5 (print), 978-92-9261-465-2 (electronic)

      Publication Stock No. TCS189785-2

      DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/TCS189785-2

      The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent.

      ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by ADB in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned.

      By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term country in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

      This work is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO license (CC BY 3.0 IGO) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/. By using the content of this publication, you agree to be bound by the terms of this license. For attribution, translations, adaptations, and permissions, please read the provisions and terms of use at https://www.adb.org/terms-use#openaccess.

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      Notes:

      In this publication, $ refers to United States dollars.

      ADB recognizes Laos as the Lao Democratic People’s Republic.

      On the cover: ADB’s support for rural infrastructure development has helped improved road conditions in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (photos from LAO 42203: Additional Financing of Northern Rural Infrastructure Development Sector Project).

      Corrigenda to ADB publications may be found at http://www.adb.org/publications/corrigenda.

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      (as of 15 August 2018)

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