Project Highlights

• IRRI holds first Rice Knowledge Bank (RKB) workshop for Laos-  see photos and read Workshop report 
• IRRI KSinR Pilot Project uses in-house traineeship to develop local capacity and to share knowledge
• IRRI PIlot organises exchange visits for farmers--see photos
  
• IRRI holds Knowledge Fairs--see photos
• IRRI develops Fact Sheets (in Lao) from wide range of research outputs to populate Laos Knowledge Bank--see outputs below
  

Project Overview 

“We need to strengthen the link between research activities and extension services in order to bring the results of research to farmers in a way that is useful to them…and this requires researchers/research projects to start sharing knowledge in different ways.” –  Ben Samson, Project Leader

During the successful Laos-IRRI project, the Rice Knowledge Bank (RKB) mechanism was introduced to bring the results of local research to farmers via various extension services.  To improve this resource’s effectiveness, it is necessary to strengthen the link between research activities and extension services, and increase the base of relevant, validated technologies in the local language.  Lao representatives have also expressed a desire to harmonize several research projects in the northern uplands that are funded from different sources, thereby ensuring results are coordinated and distributed for maximum impact.

Objectives
The project will:

• Identify ecologically sound, integrated technology options from the various Lao northern uplands projects. 
  
• Add this knowledge to the Lao Rice Knowledge Bank (LRKB) in a form appropriate for wide dissemination to other farmers. 
  
• Identify and train a community of practice of potential users of this knowledge to use the LRKB.

Lead Administrative Center
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Project Leader
Ben Samson, Scientist/Agronomist, IRRI

Project Status
Commencement date: August 2007
Planned duration of project: 12 months

Download the project proposal

Project Outputs

• First Rice Knowledge Bank (RKB) workshop for Laos- read Workshop report
• On the job training- Trainee report and Technical Manual developed
  
• Factsheets

    Topic: Germplasm

1. B6144F-MR-6 (in Lao)
2. Chao do (in Lao)
3. Chaomat (in Lao)
4. IR5542301 (in Lao)
5. NTN1 (in Lao)
6. TDK1 (in Lao)
7. TDK7 (in Lao)

   Topic: Management

1. Glyphosate Fact Sheet (in Lao)
2. Imperata Fact sheet (in Lao)

   Topic: Other Crops

1.  Maize LVN10 (in Lao)

   Topic: Post-production

1. Grain dryer (in Lao)
   
2. Grain moisture content (in Lao) 
3. Method on use of hermetic super bag (in Lao)
   
4. Storage factsheet (in Lao)

   Topic: Rodents

1. Rat species-1 (in Lao)
   
2. Rat species-2 (in Lao)
3. Control method-1 (in Lao)
4. Control methods-2 (in Lao)
5. KAP-1 (in Lao)
6. KAP-2 (in Lao)
7. TBS (in Lao)

   Topic: Sticklac

1. How sticklac is produced (in Lao)
2. Nine potential causes (Lao)
3. What is sticklac and its uses (in Lao)

• Photos

1. Fairs
2. Exchange visits
3. Rice Knowledge Bank workshop