Livelihood Improvement Project for Southern Mountainous and Plateau Areas (LIPS)
Laos
September 14, 2010
Attapeu, Champasack, Salawan, and Sekong Province
Terms of Cooperation: November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2015
Implementing Organization: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Villagers’ livelihood is improved in 4 southern provinces through extension of appropriate technology.
Villagers’ livelihood is improved in target clusters through extension of appropriate technology.
1-1 | To study and select the existing clusters, and identify candidates for core farmers and groups |
1-2 | To identity appropriate technology based on local conditions |
1-3 | To train the staff of PAFO, DAFO, TSC in appropriate technology and cluster development. |
1-4 | To build consensus on the scope, activities and roles and responsibilities of the participating organizations with relevant parties |
1-5 | To install necessary facilities and equipment for extension activities |
1-6 | To conduct baseline survey |
2-1 | To select initial clusters |
2-2 | To build consensus on the scope, activities and roles and responsibilities of the core farmers and groups |
2-3 | To provide guidance and training to core farmers and groups and help them act as extension workers for other villagers in the same cluster |
2-4 | To monitor and document progress in the initial clusters |
3-1 | To develop and extension plan for other target clusters. |
3-2 | To promote the results of the Project to target expansion clusters. |
3-3 | To support extension activities to target expansion clusters. |
3-4 | To monitor progress of extension activities and their results. |
4-1 | To conduct end line survey |
4-2 | To produce a handbook and/or case studies on cluster-based extension. |
4-3 | To promote the results of the Project in printed or electronic form |
4-4 | To organize a seminar / workshop (s) to publicize the results of the Project and case studies |
Input summary by Japanese side
Lao PDR side