Fourth Asian Soil Partnership workshop 25-26 May 2018, Beijing, China Nivong Sipaseuth, Lao PDR

1. Country reporting
December 2016 – May 2018
Country: LAO PDR
Presenter: Nivong SIPASEUTH
Department of Agricultural Land
Management,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

2. • Pillar1: Promote sustainable management of soil
resources for soil protection, conservation and
sustainable productivity.
• Pillar 2: Encourage investment, technical
cooperation, policy, education awareness and
extension in soil
• Pillar 3: Promote targeted soil research and
development focusing identify gaps, properties
and synergies with related productive,
environmental and social development actions.
• Pillar 4: Enhance the quantity and quality of soil
data and information: data collection (generation),
analysis, validation, reporting, monitoring and
integration with other disciplines

3.  4.5 million ha of total land
area of 23,680,000 ha are
determine for cultivation
(19%t).
 Rice cultivation area is 2.0
million ha
 Other crops area is 1.8
million ha
 Pasture grass area is about
0.7 million ha

4. Paddy rice
939011 ha
Upland rice
90,000 ha
Maize
176,946 ha
Coffee plantation
78,670 ha
Vegetables
121,595 ha
Soybean
3,885 ha
Sugarcan
20,490 ha

5. N P K
High OUTPUT
expected
Main challenge in Uplands Development
Increasing agricultural productivity
 Agricultural intensification (green revolution)

6. N P K
DEGRADATIONS of
the ENVIRONMENT+
Main challenge in Uplands Development
Increasing agricultural productivity
 Agricultural intensification (green revolution)
High OUTPUT
temporarily

7. Degraded lands and soils loss . . .

8.  Soil chemical characteristic
estimated (fertility level) in
cultivation soil of some plane
in LAOS, survey area of about
500, 000ha)
Source: DALaM 2014

9. Apply successfully tested techniques
Contour hedgerows, grass strips

10. Soil had two
kinds of solid
components:
1. Inorganic
mineral (Derived
weathering rock)
2. Organic
materials
Plants
Micro-
organisms
consolidate rock
or
unconsolidated
material “parent
materials”
Soil formation

12. 12/07/18 12
​Crop
residues
Anim
al feed
​Farm yard manure
Crop residue (compost)
Sustainable soil healt is
maintaining crop nutrients
(soil health)

13. Biochar can get from sources of raw
materials such as rice husk, corn cores and
saw-dust

14. 14
Organic fertilizer production in farmer group

15. 15
Organic fertilizer application

16. 16
Organic Fertilizer Matter Management

17. Treatment Fertilisers
Compost
A 0 0
B 1 0
C 1 1
Rice yield = ? 3.6 t/ha
Compost: + 50 %
Time consuming,
but acceptable
for poor farmers.

18. What have been done?
24 November 2017

19. Participation: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar & Vietnam
Pillar 2

20. Sustainable agriculture to study and promoteSustainable agriculture to study and promote
alternative agricultural practicesalternative agricultural practices
in Northern provinces of the Lao PDR,in Northern provinces of the Lao PDR,
Pillar 2

21. Sustainable soil management (Increase SOCM)
Thank you