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.山地农林综合研究项目（Integrated Upland Agriculture and Forestry Research Project，缩写IUARP）是由国家农林研究院（National Agricultural and Forestry Research Institute，缩写NAFRI）实施的多学科研究项目。该项目旨在支撑老挝政府的山地农业发展战略，该战略的核心目标包括提升粮食安全水平、缓解贫困现状以及稳定区域生态环境。本项目拟收集农户层面的家庭资源禀赋、土地利用、资源配置与生计策略相关数据，用于优化研究工作、划定目标研究领域，并为未来开展项目影响监测建立基准参照。