Our special thanks, we would express graduate to TRF for financial support for this
study. We would like to acknowledge all staff of PAFO (Provincial Agriculture and Forestry
Office and DAFO (District Agriculture and Forestry Office) of Phongsaly- Mr. Thongphet
and Oudomxay provinces - for their assistance with field data collection and farmer
interview. We also would like grateful acknowledge to Dr. Linkham Douangsavanh,
Director of Policy Research Center from NAFRI for his coordination support and help
correcting manuscript.