The document summarizes various activities conducted by the National Agriculture and Forestry College (NAFC) in Laos in 2014. These activities include: 1) Organizing market fairs four times a year in cooperation with surrounding villages to promote farm products. 2) Hosting trainings on topics like REDD+ and medical plants for students and teachers. 3) Capturing video profiles of college graduates working in the private sector and as entrepreneurs. 4) Conducting meetings, trainings, and student activities focused on agriculture, forestry, management, and career counseling.

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Four times a year, the college organizes
market fairs in cooperation with
surrounding villages and to promote the
different products from the farms.
SURAFCO II Output 1:
Upland Partner Networking & Capacity
Outreach
In January 2014, students & teachers of
the Forestry Division attended a training
on REDD+, in cooperation with GIZ to
discuss deforastation in Laos
Study Visit to Hanoi University of
Agriculture to learn about paddy rice
production
In 2014, the Outreach and Agro-Business
Division capture videos of college’s
Graduates. The video profiles focus on
graduates working with the private sector and
in self-employment

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Meeting on common working goals between
NAFC Luang Prabang and the Agriculture
and Forestry College in Bolikhamxay
SURAFCO II Output 2:
Good Education Quality relevant for the
Uplands
Graduation of Upgrading Students of the
Agronomy Division in March 2014
Upgrading Training for teachers from the
Agronomy, Livestock and Agribusiness
Division on Medical Plants and Medicine
Making at the Traditional Medicinal Institute
in Vientiane
Students learning how to measure contour
lines and to calculate the slope at the
NAFC Upland Farm. Contour Cropping
reduces erosion in Uplands.

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Members of NAFC MIC Team are learning
about water sewage systems and
maintenance at Maejo University in Chiang
Mai, Thailand
SURAFCO II Output 3: Transparent,
effective and gender-sensitive College
Management
New Dormitories have been built near the
Sports ground and canteen to offer modern
accommodation for the increasing numbers
of students at NAFC
Female Staff of NAFC receive their
certificates for successful training on
accounting and finances
NAFC students contribute to Blood Donation
Day organized by Lao Red Cross. At the
same time, students’ health condition is
checked

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Teachers of Outreach and Agribusiness
Divisions visit a graduate from NAFC. With
the skills gained in his studies, he was able
to start an own vegetable farm in Oudomxay
Province.
SURAFCO II Output 4:
Increased Employment of Graduates
supporting Upland Development
First year students fill in the pre-tracer
study, which serves as a data-base for
following up the students after their
graduation.
During their Practical Term on the NAFC
Medicinal Plant Farm, students visit Pha
Tad Ke Botanical Garden in Luang
Prabang. Medicinal Plants have a high
potential for income generation.
One task of the Career Counseling Section
is to offer individual advice on employment
needs.