Lao People's Democratic Republic - Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures : Enhancing Trade, Food Safety, and Agricultural Health

Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) is making effort to integrate itself into the regional and international economy. It is seeking membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO); participating in the Association of Southeast Asian Nation...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Agricultural Study
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	FOOD SAFETY PACIFIC REGION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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spelling	okr-10986-30492021-04-23T14:02:06Z Lao People's Democratic Republic - Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures : Enhancing Trade, Food Safety, and Agricultural Health World Bank FOOD SAFETY PACIFIC REGION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) is making effort to integrate itself into the regional and international economy. It is seeking membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO); participating in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); the ASEAN free trade agreement (AFTA), and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS); and working to attract foreign investment and to expand its foreign trade. In recent years Lao PDR has been successful in rapidly expanding its export and import of agricultural food, and forestry products. Most trade is with neighboring China, Thailand, and Vietnam. Improved infrastructure in the GMS and availability of good land in Lao PDR offers potential for further growth of agricultural production and exports. Commercialization of agriculture will lead to further import of seed, planting material, breeding stock, pesticides, veterinary drugs, fertilizer, and animal seed. Further increases in income and changes in consumer demand will lead to greater imports of consumer goods. Increased foreign trade raises exposure to risks of also importing animal and plant pests and diseases, and foods that are unsuitable for consumption. Import of seeds, planting material, breeding stock, pesticides, and veterinary drugs pose particularly increased risks. Lao PDR needs in general to strengthen protection against an influx of pests and diseases, and to assure safety of food, that is, to strengthen sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures. 2012-03-19T17:23:15Z 2012-03-19T17:23:15Z 2009-01-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20090609001657 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3049 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agricultural Study East Asia and Pacific Southeast Asia Asia Lao People's Democratic Republic
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description	Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) is making effort to integrate itself into the regional and international economy. It is seeking membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO); participating in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); the ASEAN free trade agreement (AFTA), and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS); and working to attract foreign investment and to expand its foreign trade. In recent years Lao PDR has been successful in rapidly expanding its export and import of agricultural food, and forestry products. Most trade is with neighboring China, Thailand, and Vietnam. Improved infrastructure in the GMS and availability of good land in Lao PDR offers potential for further growth of agricultural production and exports. Commercialization of agriculture will lead to further import of seed, planting material, breeding stock, pesticides, veterinary drugs, fertilizer, and animal seed. Further increases in income and changes in consumer demand will lead to greater imports of consumer goods. Increased foreign trade raises exposure to risks of also importing animal and plant pests and diseases, and foods that are unsuitable for consumption. Import of seeds, planting material, breeding stock, pesticides, and veterinary drugs pose particularly increased risks. Lao PDR needs in general to strengthen protection against an influx of pests and diseases, and to assure safety of food, that is, to strengthen sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures.
format	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agricultural Study
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title	Lao People's Democratic Republic - Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures : Enhancing Trade, Food Safety, and Agricultural Health
title_short	Lao People's Democratic Republic - Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures : Enhancing Trade, Food Safety, and Agricultural Health
title_full	Lao People's Democratic Republic - Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures : Enhancing Trade, Food Safety, and Agricultural Health
title_fullStr	Lao People's Democratic Republic - Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures : Enhancing Trade, Food Safety, and Agricultural Health
title_full_unstemmed	Lao People's Democratic Republic - Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures : Enhancing Trade, Food Safety, and Agricultural Health
title_sort	lao people's democratic republic - sanitary and phytosanitary measures : enhancing trade, food safety, and agricultural health
publisher	World Bank
publishDate	2012
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Lao People's Democratic Republic - Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures : Enhancing Trade, Food Safety, and Agricultural Health

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