Lao PDR

Mrs. Saysamone Ta-In: Pioneer-Farmer in Green Water Management

Background: The ADB TA 8163 Core Agriculture Support Program Phase II, has provided support to selected  Ministries of Agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) within the ambit of the Working Group on Agriculture. Following the success of the first round pilot projects in 2014-2015 and an Assessement mission on lessons learned , a second round of  of pilot projects were launched in late 2016 on Green Water Management (GWM) and on Nitogen Use Efficiency {NUE). 

Greater Mekong Subregion: Becoming a Hub for Safe and Environment-Friendly Food

Salmonella strikes again. (http://www.newsweek.com/salmonella-twenty-six-french-babies-sick-after-d...)  In early December 2017, a French company, Lactalis, recalled milk formula, which affected 26 French infants due to salmonella contamination. The milk formula is marketed under different brands called, “Milumel, Celia and Picot” and the contaminated product was also exported to China and other countries i.e.