LaoFAB document repository

What we are

LaoFab is a forum for sharing information about agriculture, rural livelihoods and natural resource management in Laos. The forum consists of a Google discussion group, an online library (this reposirory), a Facebook page and a LinkedIn group.

All members can upload and download documents to this repository. The system currently has:

7758 registered users
5541 documents (total size 15.22GB)
716 photos (total size 894.85MB)
233 folders

Guidance can be found in the LaoFAB Frequently Asked Questions, which can be downloaded here.

Past month top downloads

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	Learning from the Landscape: Perspectives on 25 years of land and forest policy in Lao PDR [2025]
	Reuniting Agriculture and Nature in Lao PDR [2026]
	Decree on Clean Agriculture, No. 122/GOV, 20 May 2026 [2026]
	Upland Geopolitics: Postwar Laos and the Global Land Rush [2022]
	Impacts of Land and Forest Policies on the Livelihoods of Ethnic Minorities in Lao PDR [2010]
	National Action Plan on Preparation and Transition toward the Food Systems Transformation in the Lao PDR from Pathways (2021) to Action (2024-2030) [2024]
	The Victory of Creative Marxism-Leninism in Laos [1977]
	17 Years of Supporting Policy Dialogue for Farmers and Agribusiness of the SSWG-FAB [2023]
	Revolution in Laos - Practice and Prospects [1981]
	Improving livelihoods through regional innovation and partnership (Cassava Case Study) [2026]

Recommended readings

Below is an up-to-date compliled collection of recommended readings (updated monthly):

• Water Management
• USA in Laos 1950-75
• Sombath in his own words
• Responsible Investment in Agriculture
• Learning from the Landscape (references)
• Land Issue
• Forest Management
• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Climate Resilient Agriculture
• Agroecology in Laos

Who we are

We hope you find this repository useful, but cannot accept any liability for the content. If you find a document that shouldn't be here, please contact us with the details.

Andrew Bartlett (LaoFAB Secretariat)
Joakim Lagerqvist (website and software development)

More info

Download an excel catalogue file with all the documents.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Google group at https://groups.google.com/group/laofab.
Facebook group at facebook.com/LaoFAB.

Some of our friends

The National Assembly (constitution and laws)
Lao44 (hundreds of files in Lao language)
The Lao Agriculture Database (LAD) managed by NAFRI
The National Agricultural Extension and Forestry Extension Service (NAFES)
The NGO Online Resource Library (ORL) - members only
World Bank publications
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
UNDP publications