Laos to join regional agricultural project
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Laos will join a regional project involving Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam to seek certified recognition of the uniqueness of the foods and agricultural products produced in mainland Southeast Asia.
The Ministry of Science and Technology, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), and Agence Française de Développement joined the project launch in Vientiane on Friday.
The project, “Promotion of Rural Development through Development of Geographical Indications at the Regional Level in Asia” is being supported by French development agency AFD, which has provided in excess of US$2 million (Bt64.6 million) towards its implementation over the next three years.
The project team, in cooperation with geographical indication (GI) stakeholders in the four beneficiary countries, will work together closely to further develop GI protection and promotion.
Through the project, the Lao government, the FAO and the AFD are combining their efforts in order to further the development of GI in the region, and reinforce the emerging GI system at the national level.
