Productivity impacts and environmental trade-offs of livestock-based systems in the northern uplands of Lao PDR
To better understand these dynamics, a baseline environmental assessment of livestock systems was conducted in Nonghet District, Xiengkhouang Province (Dao et al., 2025), complemented by a feed resource analysis using the Gendered Feed Assessment Tool (G-FEAST) (Philp et al., 2024). Together, these...
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| author | Dao Thu, Hang Thi Notenbaert, An Van Der Hoek, Rein Philp, Joshua Jalonen, Riina Mponela, Powell Atieno, Mary |
| author_browse | Atieno, Mary Dao Thu, Hang Thi Jalonen, Riina Mponela, Powell Notenbaert, An Philp, Joshua Van Der Hoek, Rein |
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| description | To better understand these dynamics, a baseline environmental assessment of livestock systems was conducted in Nonghet District, Xiengkhouang Province (Dao et al., 2025), complemented by a feed resource analysis using the Gendered Feed Assessment Tool (G-FEAST) (Philp et al., 2024). Together, these studies identified distinct farm typologies and demonstrated that more than 70% of upland households face seasonal feed deficits during the dry months, with limited adoption of improved forages.
The baseline findings highlighted the need for context-specific interventions that both address feed scarcity and mitigate environmental impacts. In particular, integrating improved forages, managing grazing lands more efficiently, and strengthening crop-livestock linkages were identified as promising pathways for sustainable intensification. However, these interventions must be carefully designed to fit local agroecological and socioeconomic conditions and to minimize trade-offs related to land, water, and emissions. Building on this foundation, the present report develops intervention scenarios for sustainable livestock intensification in Nonghet District. The scenarios focus on two representative farm types identified in the baseline typology including extensive livestock-oriented systems (Type 1) and semi-intensive mixed systems (Type 4), which together capture the main livestock-based production systems and environmental gradients of the region (Dao et al., 2025). |
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| spelling | CGSpace1802862026-01-22T02:13:23Z Productivity impacts and environmental trade-offs of livestock-based systems in the northern uplands of Lao PDR Dao Thu, Hang Thi Notenbaert, An Van Der Hoek, Rein Philp, Joshua Jalonen, Riina Mponela, Powell Atieno, Mary evaluation forage sustainable intensification decision-support systems sistema de apoyo a las decisiones forraje farm typology feed intake tipología de granjas intensificación sostenible livestock farms baseline data datos de base ingestión de piensos interventions intervención explotación ganadera To better understand these dynamics, a baseline environmental assessment of livestock systems was conducted in Nonghet District, Xiengkhouang Province (Dao et al., 2025), complemented by a feed resource analysis using the Gendered Feed Assessment Tool (G-FEAST) (Philp et al., 2024). Together, these studies identified distinct farm typologies and demonstrated that more than 70% of upland households face seasonal feed deficits during the dry months, with limited adoption of improved forages. The baseline findings highlighted the need for context-specific interventions that both address feed scarcity and mitigate environmental impacts. In particular, integrating improved forages, managing grazing lands more efficiently, and strengthening crop-livestock linkages were identified as promising pathways for sustainable intensification. However, these interventions must be carefully designed to fit local agroecological and socioeconomic conditions and to minimize trade-offs related to land, water, and emissions. Building on this foundation, the present report develops intervention scenarios for sustainable livestock intensification in Nonghet District. The scenarios focus on two representative farm types identified in the baseline typology including extensive livestock-oriented systems (Type 1) and semi-intensive mixed systems (Type 4), which together capture the main livestock-based production systems and environmental gradients of the region (Dao et al., 2025). 2025-12 2026-01-21T11:00:17Z 2026-01-21T11:00:17Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180286 en Open Access application/pdf Dao Thu, H.T.; Notenbaert, A.; Van Der Hoek, R.; Philp, J.; Jalonen, R.; Mponela, P.; Atieno, M. (2025) Productivity impacts and environmental trade-offs of livestock-based systems in the northern uplands of Lao PDR. CGIAR Sustainable Farming Science Program. 25 p. |
| spellingShingle | evaluation forage sustainable intensification decision-support systems sistema de apoyo a las decisiones forraje farm typology feed intake tipología de granjas intensificación sostenible livestock farms baseline data datos de base ingestión de piensos interventions intervención explotación ganadera Dao Thu, Hang Thi Notenbaert, An Van Der Hoek, Rein Philp, Joshua Jalonen, Riina Mponela, Powell Atieno, Mary Productivity impacts and environmental trade-offs of livestock-based systems in the northern uplands of Lao PDR |
| title | Productivity impacts and environmental trade-offs of livestock-based systems in the northern uplands of Lao PDR |
| title_full | Productivity impacts and environmental trade-offs of livestock-based systems in the northern uplands of Lao PDR |
| title_fullStr | Productivity impacts and environmental trade-offs of livestock-based systems in the northern uplands of Lao PDR |
| title_full_unstemmed | Productivity impacts and environmental trade-offs of livestock-based systems in the northern uplands of Lao PDR |
| title_short | Productivity impacts and environmental trade-offs of livestock-based systems in the northern uplands of Lao PDR |
| title_sort | productivity impacts and environmental trade offs of livestock based systems in the northern uplands of lao pdr |
| topic | evaluation forage sustainable intensification decision-support systems sistema de apoyo a las decisiones forraje farm typology feed intake tipología de granjas intensificación sostenible livestock farms baseline data datos de base ingestión de piensos interventions intervención explotación ganadera |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180286 |
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