Research Of Strategies For Agricultural Development In Laos

Agriculture is the pillar industry of national economic development in Laos, it plays animportant role in Laos’ GDP. In order to develop the agricultural economy, Laos has exploredand developed nearly40years since its foundation, and has achieved certain results.2001Laos18th National Congress put forward comprehensive social and economic developmentstrategic objective, which is "to accelerate economic development, promote the production,eliminate the poverty," agricultural economy achieve a breakthrough. With the growingpopulation of Laos, under the condition of the increasingly fierce international competition,stabilize food production and improve product quality so as to ensure food security in Laos isthe problem we must face in the agricultural development process the. In order to solve theabove problems strategically, we must clearly recognize that there are many limiting factors inthe process of agricultural development in Laos. Such as agricultural reform is not sufficient,insufficient agricultural market development, irrational allocation of agricultural inputs,agricultural farming behind agricultural service system is not perfect and so on. These factorsseverely restrict the long-term development of agriculture in Laos with the face of theseproblems exist in reality. There is great uncertainty in agricultural economic development ofLaos. To correctly understand and confront these difficulties will contribute to sustainableagriculture development in Laos. The paper based on the current situation of agriculturaldevelopment in Laos, in the analysis of agricultural economic development opportunities,threats, strengths and weaknesses which Laos face to, by learn and draw the successfulexperience of foreign agricultural economic development, the paper proposed thedevelopment of modern agriculture and pointed out the strategic scientific thesis developmentpath and model. It hopes that can provide some reference for agricultural economicdevelopment of Laos.The main conclusions as follows:Firstly, Laos’ agricultural economy is backward, and with the low-tech, low productivity,weak international competitiveness of agricultural products, but it is still in the basic positionin the Laos’ economy, and rapid and stable development of agriculture is to promote theeconomic development of the second and tertiary industries prerequisite. In order to effectively address the many limiting factors that exist in the process of economicdevelopment of agriculture, the Lao government promulgated and implemented a series ofagricultural policies which are benefit to promote agricultural economic development. Such asthe promulgation of "Lao Land Act" to promote and protect agricultural production,agricultural reform ownership structure to encourage diversification and operating autonomy,agricultural taxes in order to mobilize the enthusiasm of farmers operate, vigorously toimprove infrastructure conditions for agricultural production and operation, the nationalstrategy for agricultural development into moderate poverty eradication.Secondly, through SWOT analysis of the agricultural economy in Laos, this papersummarizes the Lao agricultural economy has many internal strengths and externalopportunities in the development process, such as the rich agricultural resources, strategiclocation, stable agricultural policy in recent years, sustained high speed growth, politicalstability, and added another Laos ASEAN and the Greater Mekong subregion EconomicCooperation has brought great opportunities for development. While Laos there are still manydeveloping agricultural economy weaknesses and external threats, such as the proportion ofagriculture constitutes improper internal structure, low levels of productivity, inadequateagricultural infrastructure, poor transportation conditions, the level of agriculturaldevelopment has lagged behind neighboring countries, as well as regional security and naturalthe threat of diseases brought so on.Thirdly, by describing the United States, Japan, China and Vietnam, the four countriescan be seen in the development of modern agriculture, in the form of modern agriculturaldevelopment in different countries showed great differences. Laos in order to achieve theirmodernization needs of the agricultural economy combined with the actual situationaccording to local conditions to develop and implement effective development policies, out ofthe path of development of a unique competitive. Based on the development of modernagriculture in developed and developing countries abroad basic practices and successfulexperiences, the development of the agricultural economy of Laos should be clear positioningof modern agricultural development, strengthen government policy support for thedevelopment of modern agriculture, expand financing channels for investment, scientificplanning, rational distribution, combined with Laos natural resources and geographicaladvantages, enhance the competitiveness of the agricultural economy, enhance theinternational influence.Fourth, Laos traditional agricultural agriculture under conditions of fierce internationalcompetition, continue to follow the old traditional agriculture does not meet the requirementsof the new century has been the development of agriculture. With Laos rural ecological environment problems have become increasingly prominent, combined status of agriculturaldevelopment in Laos, the development of modern agriculture to enhance the marketcompetitiveness of agricultural products is an inevitable choice Laos’ agricultural economicdevelopment. Laos has the development of modern agriculture basic internal and externalconditions, Based on realistic basis for agricultural development in Laos proposeddevelopment strategies and development models in different areas of modern agriculture.Agricultural economy lagged behind the northern region and the central and southern regions,the government should implement modern agriculture-led development strategy-use ofregional advantages and characteristics of the resources of modern agricultural model; levelsof mechanization and modernization of Central High, you should perform the integration ofmodern agricultural industry development strategy-high content of science and technologyof modern agricultural model; southern region market conditions were better, you shouldperform marketing modern agriculture development strategy-the integration of modernintensive agricultural development mode of operation.Meanwhile, the paper also proposes a number of agricultural development in Laosshould pay attention to the problem, including: full play to the natural advantages andresources owned by the Lao agricultural economy in development, efforts to improve theefficiency of agricultural production factors, the adjustment of agricultural productionstructure and management way to accelerate the modernization of agriculture; continue tomaintain agriculture, Linon policy to increase support for agriculture, local conditions,selection and implementation of suitable agricultural economic development model,combining the resources and market factors, the development of local agricultural economy;encourage and support agricultural science and technology innovation, and efforts to promoteagricultural science and technology in agricultural production practices, and promoteagricultural scientific and technological achievements into practical productive forces,moderately realistic large-scale production, promote agricultural mechanization and industrialdevelopment; correctly understand and deal with different areas of agriculture differencesissues of development, rural development, coordination of regional development pattern ofthe agricultural economy and ways to improve the overall productivity of the agriculturaleconomy of Laos.