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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW 2017-05-22 Item 2B - Powerpoint Presentation Shown at Meeting - International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Fellow: Douangsila Thipphaphone from LaosLaos Presented by: Thipphaphone Douangsila 1. General Information ➢ Capital city: Vientiane capital ➢ Population : 6.8 million (2015) ➢ Areas: 236,800 km2 ➢ Ethnicity : 49 ethnic groups (4 langua groups: Lao -Tai (majo ity), Mon - Khmer, Hmong -Iu Mie and Chine - Tibetan) Of'icial Language: Lao dministrative division: 17 rovinces, 141 districts, and villages. LAOS mmommt IYANMAR (BURMA) Ph3ngaalf PH6NOSA (I cf y [WANT louong Nam +fw Ma' NAMiiA r aado /rtayxoy, • WOUANGPHAaANG OUD6MXA7 Xb1gnabouil I Grsg. XAIGNBaltf ' va 1 YWENt • Ph6*.h8 • -A7A NC.KHOA NO t 7 Phbnsovan 0 A+sar -rf30U • Xais6m6uur. .yPak &OUKHAMXA t • . • Khorokeuf ee • Na+lonal Capitol 0620,000 M 19991 00e1+ 100,000 P over 70,000 over .c4,000 other main clip other city r Chief town of province KO) V IANGCHAN {V IENTIANE) Won than' Khon Kjon THAILAND Lam . Pee a:.. KHAMMOUAN �r say ANNA KH Savannakhe4 Tonkin f7 jno Fl di SA {A VAN .. • X 0kong Pokx.ng XEKON& Alfapu r~ . ACiA. CHAMPAS.4K io -F 1 Kor 7 2. Legal structure Legal structure Legislative Branch National Assembly 1 Local People Assembly (Provincial, district, village IC Executive Branch Judiciary Branch T Head of the State (president) The People's Court Head of the government (Prime Ministers) People's Supreme Court, Local People's courts 3. Government Branch Prime Minister Ministers /Provincial Governor District Chief ■ Village Chief w FP r Prime Minister Office 4. Landscape • 80% of the land is mountainous slope, especially in the Northern and Eastern part. • About 68 %of population live in rural areas. 100'E 102' E 104 "E 106'E 108'E 5. Role of Agriculture in Laos ➢ Agriculture is the most important sector for sustainable development and poverty reduction ➢ Agri ultural sectors covers 27.4 % s f GDP ➢ bout 69 % of the population depend on agriculture, mainly rice cultivation, and raising livestock 60 50 40 tin 30 U CL 20 10 0 • Agriculture's share in GDP ■ • • W • • • ■ • • • • • 1 1 • • • • • • ■ i • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Agriculture 1 !Industry • 6 ■ • • • 11 • ■ • 1 I • • • • L • • • • • ■ • • • • • MI ■ • • • ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■■ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . ■ ▪ ■ ■▪ • ▪ ■ ■ ▪ ■. • • • • • • • • • • • • • ■�.� ▪ ■�■ • • • • • ■ • • • • • ■ ▪ . • • ■ ��� ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■■ • • • • ■.0 ■■ ■■ • • • • • • • • • • • • • ■ ■ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . ••• • • . 0.61 • • • ■ Service , Import duties • 1 R - ■ ■ ▪ • i • • • 2000 2005 r 2011 • • Ia • 6. Agricultural land About 4.5 million ha (19% of the total land area) are allocated for agriculture Of these, 2.5 million ha (10 %) have been used for agriculture 15% Agricultural Land Use • Grass Land Cash Crop /Annual Crop • Rice Field 40% 1. Rice 2. Maize 3. Cassava 4. Sugar cane 5. Vegetables 6. Agricultural land 4.1 Land allocation for agriculture isa warm) .r '�BLJ{'�'.n�tEJC6n1# CRC -1 .1tJw]] - cmcicAa.uciacrnollccna, c€:c ww - cncaaLna *ma1]cila7 Sp▪ nords, S.40544 P roJwttlan: Trarvsvors.. M *o t rend, 48 del 1000 S., Mnur..vn 1v ri..S. , yva1.00n u... 05000 nn .a v .n% 0 50 ten 1,865 21 770082, 770075 000 : *856 21 770002. 770075 ernwi 20f .41 �.,n.0 00a0 0011 se..,.,n�._,;• r. ®���: � aao ,2. x Agricultural land is allocated by basing on the geographical characteristic of 3 main areas : 1) Low lane : about 100-300 m above the sea level 2) Upland: higher than 500 m from the sea level. 3) High land: about 500 m from the sea level Lowland About 100 — 300 above the sea level . 1.5 million ha used for Agriculture Rain -fed lowland 1. Total areas: 694,665 ha 2. Yield : 3.88 ton /ha Constraints: 1. Drought 2. Insects 3. Weeds 4. Snails Irrigated lowland 1. Total areas: 112,365 ha 2. Yield : 4.82 ton /ha Constraints: 1. Weeds 2. Drought 3. Insects 4. High cost : fertilizer and water 5. Labors shortage About 300 — 500 m from the sea level 0.74 million ha used for Agriculture ••1 • ., , t ••. • • • .•.ear • sr = °.1— ti . • .! 1'.• Production: 1. Total areas: 107,510 ha 2. Yield : 1.9 ton /ha 3. Farm size: 1 ha /hh 4. Fallow period: 3 years 1. Weeds 2. Rodents 3. Insufficient rainfall 4. Land availability, 5. Insects 6. Labor shortage Highland Above 500 m from the sea level 0.17 million ha used for Agriculture Production: 1. Yield : 20,000 ton /year 2. Coffee types: Robusta and Arabica =I, 7. Agricultural Sector Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) Several departments Provincial Agricultural and Forestry office District Agricultural and Forestry office Village levels J 8. Department of Agricultural Land Management (DALaM) Major Works 1. Survey, Classification, and Land Used Planning Work. 2. Agricultural Land Management Work. 3. Agricultural Land Conservation and Development of Work. 4. Personnel Capacity Building and Development Work. 9. Lesson learnt from U.S local government .a . Participatory process Online accessible information Learning places for students Collaborating, Regionally to Compete. Session Globally =ib 9. Lesson learnt from U.S local government gialOalk."" Alp m■ Partnership with all sectors and surrounding cities Partnership with surrounding cities ■Active volunteering citizen for the community Lesson learnt from U.S local government