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Building Policy Capacity towards Sustainable
Livestock Sector Development
TCP/RAS/3507
National Policy for Sustainable Livestock
Development in Lao PDR
Dr. Bounkhouang Khambounheuang
Director General
Department of Livestock & Fishery
Inception Meeting(Bangkok, April 7-8, 2014)
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Outline 1. A brief introduction on livestock policy making
process
2. Draft of National Policy for Sustainable Livestock
Development in Lao PDR
3. Strength and weakness of the policy
4. Capacity for economic and policy analysis
• Lao Government is implementing National Food Security and Commercialized Production Program:
• Rice project • Livestock production project (9 sub-projects)
• The government requires MAF to develop ”Agricultural Development Strategy“ to support these program.
• This strategy consists : goals of the agricultural sector up to 2020 & 2025 and its visions to 2030.
• The DLF is responsible for developing national policies for promoting livestock production.
Background
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Policy making process
1. Set up a working group for developing national policy on livestock
2. Identify the key issues that impede livestock development
3. Set the frame and structure of the policy
4. Present in the meeting of National Committee on Food Security and Commercialized production.
5. Issue the 1st draft and seek comments and recommendation from concerning parties and make adjustment (on going).
6. Present to government’s meeting in May 2015 and enter National Assembly Session in June 2015 for approval.
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To ensure the availability of food animals and safe
animal products for domestic consumption.
To promote market oriented livestock production of
farmers and enterprises.
There are 8 policies
Objectives of the policy
1. Policy on Land use for livestock and
aquaculture
The government will regulate the use of natural pasture for large animal production and the use of land for animal feed crops (maize, soybean...)
Provide incentives for individual and enterprises who use the land for breeding animals and animal feed crops
Overlook the use of land that may cause environmental impacts
• Government will carry out registration of labours who are working in livestock and aquatic farms, slaughterhouse and animal product processing factory.
• Develop capacity and skills for labours by providing training
• Improve social welfare system for labours
2. Policy on labours in livestock sector
3. Policy on finance • Government provide financial support to 9 prioritized sub-
projects: 1. Large animal breeding project (native cattle and buffalo)
2. Small animal breeding project
3. Fish and aquatic animal breeding project
4. Animal vaccine and veterinary drug production project
5. Animal disease control project (Animal disease free zone)
6. Diagnostic and analysis capacity improvement project (animal disease,
residue and contamination)
7. Animal feed quality control project
8. Human resource development project
9. Veterinary and Fishery School improvement project.
• Government provide long term loan ad suitable interest rate for
private sector
• Establish livestock development fund to ensure the risk of
diseases an the fall of price
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Government will subsidize electric fee for livestock farms,
processing factories and factory for livestock production
inputs
4. Policy on energy
Support the improvement of slaughterhouse to meet
international standard.
Facilitate private sector in establishing processing factory
Develop regulations to govern the slaughterhouse and
processing factories
5. Policy for promoting livestock processing
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6. Policy on livestock trading
Develop effective livestock marketing information system
Facilitate the establishment of animal auction in the area with
animal density
Create environment for trading animal with neighboring countries.
7. Policy on livestock and livestock product
transportation
Provide incentive for individual and enterprises who run
buniness in transportation of animal and animal products in
accordance with the government’s guidelines.
Government will give priority to the construction of roads that
access to farm sites.
Establish veterinary school and improve existing
curriculum.
Promote vocational training schools to develop livestock
and veterinary curriculum.
Provide scholarships to develop veterinary officers with
bachelor degree.
Create employment opportunity for new gradates by
offering job in government institutions and private
sector.
8. Policy on human resourse development in livestock sector
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Strength
The government support the policy
The policy will attract investment from
individual and private sector .
Livestock farmers will get benefit from the
policy and will boost animal production in
general
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Role of DLF
DLF is one of the technical organization under MAF play
the role to develop & management of 3 main activities:
livestock production, veterinary services and fisheries
management of the country
To translate policies, strategies of MAF (2 Programs) into
action plan and projects to support development of
livestock, veterinary and fisheries sector entire country.
Formulate the draft law and regulations of Veterinary,
Livestock and Fisheries
Strengthen the animal and fish production and animal and
fish health services ( Capacity building)
Strength and weakness of current capacity
Strength:
Strong organizational structure and networking.
Legal tools (Livestock and Veterinary law,
regulations)
Weakness:
Lack of human resources
Lack of experience in policy making
Lack of budget
Priority areas and institutions for policy analysis
Building capacity for staff at national and local
levels
Continue to develop national policy for
promoting livestock production.
Seek cooperation with countries in the region to
develop livestock industry in the country
International supportable policies
1. CBD:The government of Lao PDR acceded to the International Convention on Biological Diversity , CBD) (also known as the Rio Convention) in 1996.
2. CGRFA :Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture The State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (1st & 2nd) and ITD.AnGR
3. NBSAP: In 2004, Laos produced the first National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) looking ahead to 2020,and Action Plan to 2010.
4. NABP: National Agricultural Biodiversity Programme
5. IR-ABS: (International Regime on Access and Benefit-Sharing).