Lower Mekong Food Security Database

Project Information

The development objectives of the Uplands Food Security Improvement Project for Lao People's Democratic Republic are to contribute to improved food security of rural households in selected poor villages in upland areas of project provinces by demonstrating and implementing improved rice based farming systems; and address recovery needs of cyclone-affected households in the Xekong, Saravane and Attapeu provinces.

The reallocation of funds is possible because of cost savings under components agricultural assistance for cyclone recovery and community-led recovery. Other changes include:

1. Amendments to the financing agreement to align it more closely to the Emergency Project Paper (EPP), which are related to the upgrading of seed quality control laboratories and gene bank;
2. Amendment to the definition of Incremental operating costs; and
3. Clarification of an intermediate results indicator and the addition of a new indicator in the supplemental letter two based on the updated project monitoring and evaluation (M&E) data.
   

Complementary Information

Gender issues (gender analysis, gender impact and gender strategy) are integrated in all levels of the project implementation in order to promote gender equality and increase the participation of women at all levels of the project logframe.

Project Locations

Houaphan, Luang Namtha, Savannakhet, Xekong , Xiengkhouang