Building capacity for weed management in the Lao PDR

Deirdre Lemerle; John Burley; Sarah Hain; Brendon Bangma; Nicholas Pain; Sengphet Phantavong; Kylie Ireland; Madaline Healey; Lester Burgess

Building capacity for weed management in the Lao PDR

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Building capacity for weed management in the Lao PDR

Deirdre Lemerle, John Burley, Sarah Hain, Brendon Bangma, Nicholas Pain, Sengphet Phantavong, Kylie Ireland, Madaline Healey and Lester Burgess

Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Weeds Conference, pp.64-67

Australasian Weeds Conference (AWC): Weed Biosecurity - Protecting Our Future, 21st (Sydney, Australia, 09-Sep-2018–12-Sep-2018)

Weed Society of New South Wales Inc.

2018

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Agriculture, Land and Farm Management

Crop and Pasture Production

Other Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

integrated weed management

small-holder farmers

volunteer support

government regulation

Weed control in crops, mainly handweeding and hoeing, has traditionally been managed by women on small-holder farms. This is unsustainable due to labour scarcity, and this limits the adoption of productive systems in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (PDR). Herbicides are available but knowledge on careful and effective chemical use is virtually non-existent. In addition, policies on the effective use of herbicides are needed to minimise environmental and health risks. For these reasons there is a need to build capacity in weed management and integrate non-chemical practices with new herbicidal options as they become available. The Crawford Fund has made a significant contribution to capacity-building in crop pest and disease management, and the aim is to extend this to weed management. Australian Government volunteers have worked in this program at specific locations with farmers and local government advisers and with support from key mentors. This paper recommends the key priorities for increasing capacity in weed management practices and policies. Furthermore, feed-back from volunteers provides guidance on ways to improve the professional and personal outcomes of the volunteering experience.

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Title: Building capacity for weed management in the Lao PDR
Authors: Deirdre Lemerle (Author) - Charles Sturt University
John Burley (Author) - John Burley Consulting
Sarah Hain (Author) - Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office, Laos
Brendon Bangma (Author) - Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office, Laos
Nicholas Pain (Author) - Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office, Laos
Sengphet Phantavong (Author) - Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office, Laos
Kylie Ireland (Author) - CSIRO Health and Biosecurity
Madaline Healey (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Lester Burgess (Author) - University of Sydney
Contributors: Stephen Johnson (Editor)
Leslie Weston (Editor)
Wu Hanwen (Editor)
Bruce Auld (Editor)
Publication details: Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Weeds Conference, pp.64-67
Conference details: Australasian Weeds Conference (AWC): Weed Biosecurity - Protecting Our Future, 21st (Sydney, Australia, 09-Sep-2018–12-Sep-2018)
Publisher: Weed Society of New South Wales Inc.
Date published: 2018
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451356102621
Output Type: Conference paper

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