Improving food security in the northern uplands of Lao PDR: Identifying drivers and overcoming barriers (Old ID 21945)

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

Despite strong economic growth in the last decade, food insecurity in Lao PDR remains high (around 22%) and more or less unchanged. The drivers of food insecurity are largely unknown. This project asks: 1) What are the past drivers, and current constraints and enhancers, of food security status, and 2) What are the impacts of interventions to address food insecurity, in the Northern Uplands of Lao PDR? The project will use a variety of mixed methods to produce an analysis of household strategies towards income generation and stabilisation under a range of market conditions.

Date

01 Jul 2014 - 06 Oct 2019

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

Development anthropology;household economy;Food Security;Agriculture;Markets;proverty alleviation

Funding Body

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

Amount

140021

Project Team

N/A