Commercialising smallholder agricultural production in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Alexander, Kim; Case, Peter; Jones, Michael; Connell, John

Abstract

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Many smallholder farmers in Lao People’s Democratic Republic are transitioning from subsistence to commercial production. This article employs the Agriculture Innovation System (AIS) framework to report on empirical findings from six case studies of Lao smallholder production. It identifies the actors, organisations, and institutions involved in systemic commercialisation of subsistence farming and articulates patterns of interactions that contribute to the relative success of the transition. Of the factors identified in the case studies, the most important enablers of commercial production and adoption of innovative technologies were technical and financial assistance, access to markets, and the formation of farmer associations/organisations.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 1, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Sep 25, 2017
• Publication Date: Oct 3, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jun 6, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 25, 2019
• Journal: Development in Practice
• Print ISSN: 0961-4524
• Electronic ISSN: 1364-9213
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 965-980
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2017.1353064
• Keywords: agricultural innovation systems, market engagement, smallholder farmers, Lao PDR, extension, farmer organisations
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/879315
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2017.1353064
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Development in Practice on 25th September 2017, available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2017.1353064.
• Contract Date: Jun 6, 2017