Presented during REAL Forum, November 22, 2015, by CDCEF, Lao PDR summarizing 2015 REAL activities.

1. Rural Ecological
Agriculture for Livelihood
{REAL Project}
Present by Bandith Keothongkham
Support by KEMI/TEF

2. VIETNAM
THAILAND
CHINA
CAMBODIA
M. Xaythany:
10 schools/ communities
Huaxieng, Dongkhauoy,
Paksapkao,Huabor,
Dounaiane, Doungbudy,
Nasala, Dongbeng,
Nongno and Nongkheng
M. Kham:
10schools/8communities
Chomthong, Longpew,
Dorkkham, Napa,
Khuengkhae, Viengxay,
Namtiane and Namhom
Myanmar
Project site
M. Gnomalat:
7schools/communities
Donepeuay, Phith,
Phathuong, Mueng,
Naphaymai, Naxok
and Natherd

3. Participants
No. Project site
School year 2015-2016
Teachers Students Communities Total Women
1 M. Xaythany 40 519 200 759 298
2 M. Gnomalat 21 338 140 499 207
3 M. Kham 30 1,573 200 1,803 899
Total 91 2,430 540 3,061 1,404

4. Activities
1. Agro-biodiversity Conservation (ABD)
2. Pesticides Impact Assessment (PIA)
- School IPM on vegetables
- School Herb garden
- Local indigenous knowledge
- Income Generation Activity (IGA)
- Gender role

6. Farmland Habitat
No. Areas
School year 2014 - 2015 School year 2015-2016
Number of species
%
Number of species
%
Plants Animals Plants Animals
1 Roadsides 30 16 7% 30 86 13%
2 Fields 45 23 10% 41 75 13%
3 Field borders 21 16 5% 31 22 6%
4 Homestead areas 112 60 25% 130 55 21%
5 Ponds 50 28 11% 26 61 10%
6 Canal/ ditches 43 30 11% 29 18 5%
7 Forest/ big trees 98 80 26% 130 113 27%
8 Wetland 25 8 5% 34 16 5%
Total 424 261 100% 451 446 100%

7. Food
25%
Income
25%
Medecine
9%
Material
11%
Culture
5%
Agriculture
21%
Good environment
4%
The important of ABD

9. List of Pesticides used by 47
farmers
No
Trade
Name
Common
Name
Type of
Chemical
Color
Code
Chem.
Family
Toxic
Level
# of
farmer
1 CG-40 Chlorpyrifos Insecticide Yellow OP II 14
2 POSEDON
MAG10
Cypermethrin Insecticide Blue PY II 32
3 DACONIL Chlorothalonil Fungicide Blue - IV 1

10. Amount of pesticides use by 47
farmers
2014-2015 2015-2016
Total of agriculture areas 34 Rais 34Rais
Total of chemical 20,520 L/y 4,850L/y
Average 302L/person/y 104L/person/y

11. Behaviors in Spray Session (47farmers)
no. Spraying Behavior Percentage
1 Use gloves when mixing 100%
2 Use protective clothes when mixing 100%
3 Get soak with diluted chemical from spraying 90%
4 Observe wind direction while spraying 95%
5 Shower after spraying 85%
Protective Equipment
6 Farmer hat (Koop) 100%
7 Glasses 50%
8 Mask 95%
9 Gloves 100%
10 Long sleeves t-shirt 100%
11 Long sleeves pants 100%
12 Boots 95%
13 Sandal 5%

12. Storage and Disposal
School year 2015-2016
Storage Disposal
Safe Unsafe Safe Unsafe
Child 100% - 95% 5%
Food 100% - 95% 5%
Water 100% - 97% 3%
Animals 100% - 95% 5%

13. Sign and Symptom (47 farmers)
No Sign and Symptom Percentage
1 Dizziness 96%
2 Nausea 85%
3 Dry throat 89%
4 Cough 68%
5 Skin rashes 11%

14. - Local catfish (Clarias gariepinus)
- Area: 2 hectares
ABD Conservation

15. - Scorpion fish (Macrognathus semiocellatus)
- Area: 2 hectares

16. - Trout (Channa striata)
- Area: 4 hectares

17. - Golden carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus)
- Area: 3 rais

18. - Bamboo (Bambusa)
- Area: 4 rais

19. School IPM

20. School Herb Garden

21. Herbal Medicines

22. Local Indigenous knowledge

23. IGA

24. Thank you very much!