Reflecting this characterisation of Laos as an agricultural
economy and the agricultural sector as being
subsistence oriented, policy interventions have understandably
focused on farming and how to increase
agricultural productivity. In the past the focus was on
the extensification of production into new areas; more
recently the emphasis has shifted to intensification of
production through the promotion of yield enhancing
technologies and investments in, for example, irrigation.
Both these approaches have been accompanied by a
sustained effort to promote market integration through
expanding and improving the country’s physical infrastructure.
Patterns of poverty are seen to be intimately
linked to issues of physical access, a view which is emphasised
in the World Food Programme’s summary of
the situation in Laos: ‘‘Many studies and informants in
Lao PDR note poor road access throughout the country
as a major problem to the welfare of communities. . .
There is general agreement that the most isolated villages
are the most disadvantaged’’ (WFP, 1998, p. 3).
Reflecting this characterisation of Laos as an agriculturaleconomy and the agricultural sector as beingsubsistence oriented, policy interventions have understandablyfocused on farming and how to increaseagricultural productivity. In the past the focus was onthe extensification of production into new areas; morerecently the emphasis has shifted to intensification ofproduction through the promotion of yield enhancingtechnologies and investments in, for example, irrigation.Both these approaches have been accompanied by asustained effort to promote market integration throughexpanding and improving the country’s physical infrastructure.Patterns of poverty are seen to be intimatelylinked to issues of physical access, a view which is emphasisedin the World Food Programme’s summary ofthe situation in Laos: ‘‘Many studies and informants inLao PDR note poor road access throughout the countryas a major problem to the welfare of communities. . .There is general agreement that the most isolated villagesare the most disadvantaged’’ (WFP, 1998, p. 3).
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