Study report: Benchmark survey of upland rice farmers in Pak Ou district, Luang Prabang, Laos

The Integrated Upland Agriculture and Forestry Research Project (IUARP) is a multidisciplinary research project implemented by NAFRI. IUARP is designed to support the upland agricultural development strategy of the government of Laos. The major components of the strategy are to improve food security, alleviate poverty, and stabilize the environment. The project aims to collect farm-level data on household resource endowment, land use, resource allocation, and livelihood strategies for use in fine-tuning the research, delineating the target domain and establishing a benchmark for future monitoring of project impact.