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3.4.10 Country IPP Report: Laos
INTRODUCTION
The Lao PDR is located in southeast Asia. bordered by the People Republic of China to the
north (416 km), the Union of Myanmar to the North-west (230 km), the Kingdom of
Thailand to the west (1730km), the south with the Kingdom of the Cambodia (492km), the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the East(1957km).
• Lao PRD has a total land areas of 236.800 Km2
• population more than 5,5 million people (2003)
• average density of 19.4 persons per square kilometer
• 47 ethnic groups plus other in Lao PDR.
• the population is growing at about 2.6% per year.
• The entire country is divided in 16 provinces. one special Zone and one Municipality
Agriculture is the main economic sector in Lao PDR accounting for 52% of the total GDP
and employing 86% of the labour force ( state planning committee ).
Present situation of PQ/Plant Protection System.
- The Plant Protection Center is formed under the Department of Agriculture where its
Regulation Division operates macro management and coordinates regulatory terms.
- At present it is counted in total 65 Plant Protection personal staffing in the Country by
this there 50 Plant Protection Officers and 15 Plant Quarantine offices.
- Currently there are six check point of quarantine border post with 13 staffs nation wide
for inspection of expert and import items.
The System of Phytosanitary certificate issuance in Lao P.D.R
- The Department of Agriculture responsible on Phytosanitary Certificate and PAFO are
report information such as certification from Province Plant Quarantine.
- Phytosanitary certificate issuance now in Laos is done by electronic format (ecertification)
but there are four main points for Phytosanitary certificate issuance in the
country as follow.
1. Northern Province (Luangnamtha)
2. Vientiane Capital (friendship bridge)
3. Southern Province (Champasack)
4. Head Quater (DOA)
The Pest information/data in Lao P.D.R
Recently we have net work with ASEAN-net and Pest-net but not yet to strong to linking
with ASEAN we only using information from CD-Rom on CPC (Crop Protection
Compendium)
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