Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Low Levels of Funds For Family Units in rural agriculture in Lao
- High Levels of Debt
- High levels of whiskey consumption using borrowed money
- Rice Shortage
- High health care costs
- High levels of chronic/serious illness and diseases
- Low levels of Income
- Low agriculture production levels
- Insufficient amounts of rice and crops planted
- Limited production area
- Low levels of labor availalbe
- Poor health of those involved in labor
- low levels of solidarity within families
- High levels of youth migration
- Low levels of confidence in local employment opportunities
- Lack of livestock
- High levels/rate of animal death
- Low rice yield
- Lack of draught animals to assist in agriculture
- High levels of pests attacking crops
- Low amounts of available pest control/ pesticides
- High levels of lateness in working fields
- Lack of commitment to small scale agriculture
- Low levels of family solidarity
- High levels of hopelessness among youth
- Lack of services from government departments
- Low amount of emphasis on rural youth in gov departments
- Low levels of understanding in gov of what youth need
- High levels of irregular rainfall
- Low levels of appropriate rice field land
- Distance to market is too far to travel
- Poor road conditions
- Lack of employment opportunities within commercial agriculture
- Lack of Access to finance to modernize/ develop ag production and small business
- Little Access to micorfinance
- Lack of gov support for microfinance/ other financial instruments
- Low levels of understanding of already existing funding opportunities
- Lack of understanding of application process/requirements
- Application procedures too complicated
- Lack of community funds to support ag borrowing
- Low levels of knowledge pertaining to modern agriculture methods
- Lack of access to non formal agriculture education
- Insufficient and inadequate vocational training about agriculture
- Low education level for basic skills that can support farmers