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Chinese Banana Plantations Lose Their Appeal in Laos as Pollution Concerns Grow

បោះពុម្ពផ្សាយដោយ៖ Open Development Laos

A boom in banana demand led to heavy agricultural investment in northern Laos as Chinese investors offered strong financial incentives to farmers to change land management practices. There was many negative impacts linked to agricultural chemical use, water pollution and labor and health conditions. This archived news article profiles the situation.

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ប្រភេទឯកសារ Archived web content
ភាសារបស់ឯកសារ
  • ភាសាអង់គ្លេស
ប្រធានបទ
  • Agricultural management systems and technologies
  • Economic land concessions and plantations
  • Environment and natural resources
  • Pest management
  • Water pollution
តំបន់ភូមិសាស្រ្ត (ការលាតសន្ធឹងក្នុងលំហ)
  • ឡាវ
ខេត្ត (ច្រើន)
  • Bokeo
  • Luangnamtha
  • Phongsaly
  • Xayabouly
សិទ្ធិ Yes
កំហិតនៃការចូល និងប្រើប្រាស់

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កំណែ/បោះពុម្ពលើកទី 2016
អាជ្ញាប័ណ្ណ CC-BY-3.0-IGO
សហអ្នកនិពន្ធ (បុគ្គល) Ounkeo Souksavanh, Brooks Boliek
កន្លែងបោះពុម្ភផ្សាយ Washington, USA
អ្នកបោះពុម្ពផ្សាយ Radio Free Asia
កាលបរិច្ឆេទបោះពុម្ព 2016
ពាក្យគន្លឹះ banana plantations,chinese investment,chemicals
កាលបរិច្ឆេទផ្ទុកឡើង មករា 3, 2018, 16:31 (UTC)
កាលបរិច្ឆេទកែប្រែ មករា 22, 2018, 00:36 (UTC)