Jean‐richard Laffort
Biographic Data
| ID | 2083547 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jean‐richard Laffort |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jean‐richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Laffort |
| SIGNATURE | LAFFORT J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From Slash-and-burn to Disk Ploughing: The Land Policy and Tractors Behind Erosion and Forest Pioneer Farming in Southern Xayabury Province (Laos)
Bordering Thailand, the southern part of Xayabury province is engaged in international trade and has experienced agricultural growth like nowhere else in Laos. The rapid transformation from manual slash-and-burn agriculture to mechanized, chemical-based cropping systems is often cited by Laotian authorities as a model of development. But a careful study of changes underway indicates that the reality is far less encouraging than it would appear at…
Land Policy and Farming Practices in Laos
The government of Laos has identified the eradication of poverty as a priority. Given the primarily agricultural character of the country, it has selected land reform as a core policy to reach this goal. The policy has two major aims: to increase land tenure security in order to encourage farmer involvement in intensive farming, and to eliminate slash-and-burn agriculture to protect the environment in a country still rich in forest resources. Sta…
La réforme foncière au Laos. Une politique hasardeuse pour les paysans
Olivier Ducourtieux, Jean-Richard Laffort, Silinthone Sacklokham — Land reform in Laos, an hazardous policy for farmers Lao State launched in 1994 a land reform inspired by international aid donors and neighbouring socialist countries. It aims at increasing land tenure security, encouraging farmer's involvement in intensive farming and eliminating slash-and- burn agriculture so as to protect the forest. The land laws have shortcomings open to var…
La réforme foncière au Laos. Une politique hasardeuse pour les paysans
L'État lao a lancé en 1994 une réforme foncière inspirée par les organisations internationales et les pays socialistes voisins, visant à accroître la sécurité de la tenure pour encourager une agriculture intensive, ainsi qu'à éliminer l'agriculture d'abattis-brûlis pour protéger la forêt. La législation comporte pourtant des lacunes qui permettent diverses interprétations selon les rapports sociaux locaux. Faute de prendre en compte les spécifici…
Land Policy and Farming Practices in Laos
The government of Laos has identified the eradication of poverty as a priority. Given the primarily agricultural character of the country, it has selected land reform as a core policy to reach this goal. The policy has two major aims: to increase land tenure security in order to encourage farmer involvement in intensive farming, and to eliminate slash-and-burn agriculture to protect the environment in a country still rich in forest resources. Sta…
La réforme foncière au Laos. Une politique hasardeuse pour les paysans
Olivier Ducourtieux, Jean-Richard Laffort, Silinthone Sacklokham — Land reform in Laos, an hazardous policy for farmers Lao State launched in 1994 a land reform inspired by international aid donors and neighbouring socialist countries. It aims at increasing land tenure security, encouraging farmer's involvement in intensive farming and eliminating slash-and- burn agriculture so as to protect the forest. The land laws have shortcomings open to var…
La réforme foncière au Laos. Une politique hasardeuse pour les paysans
L'État lao a lancé en 1994 une réforme foncière inspirée par les organisations internationales et les pays socialistes voisins, visant à accroître la sécurité de la tenure pour encourager une agriculture intensive, ainsi qu'à éliminer l'agriculture d'abattis-brûlis pour protéger la forêt. La législation comporte pourtant des lacunes qui permettent diverses interprétations selon les rapports sociaux locaux. Faute de prendre en compte les spécifici…
Land Policy and Farming Practices in Laos
The government of Laos has identified the eradication of poverty as a priority. Given the primarily agricultural character of the country, it has selected land reform as a core policy to reach this goal. The policy has two major aims: to increase land tenure security in order to encourage farmer involvement in intensive farming, and to eliminate slash-and-burn agriculture to protect the environment in a country still rich in forest resources. Sta…
From Slash-and-burn to Disk Ploughing: The Land Policy and Tractors Behind Erosion and Forest Pioneer Farming in Southern Xayabury Province (Laos)
Bordering Thailand, the southern part of Xayabury province is engaged in international trade and has experienced agricultural growth like nowhere else in Laos. The rapid transformation from manual slash-and-burn agriculture to mechanized, chemical-based cropping systems is often cited by Laotian authorities as a model of development. But a careful study of changes underway indicates that the reality is far less encouraging than it would appear at…
Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Land tenure (2 works) · Modernization theory (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Slash-and-burn (2 works) · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (2 works)