Post by vientianetimesorgla on Mar 25, 2005 2:54:12 GMT -5
Champassak races ahead
Xayxana Leukai
Champassak province has developed at a fast rate since the country achieved independence at the end of 1975.
Champassak deputy governor Sengkham Phomkhe said that average annual per capita earnings were US$420, and the standards of living have improved by 7 to 8 percent every year.
The province population is half a million or so, and there are a number of rivers which offer a potential for development of hydro-electricity to power business.
Champassak town covers 15,410 sq km, and its surroundings, like most of the province, are mountainous, with plateaus suitable for agriculture and livestock.
Most people are farmers who work rice fields and coffee plantations. However, the rain is less reliable than in many other parts of Laos, so land productivity is irregular.
There are 10 districts in Champassak province, some of which still have poor families needing assistance, most of them uneducated and living in remote areas. The province officially has a total of 16,000 poor families, down 1.5 percent in the last year.
Champassak plans to reduce this number further, with access roads to help farmers reach the markets. It will build schools, hospitals and irrigation systems, encouraging farmers to grow more rice, and will donate livestock.
The province is this year holding three Party congresses - provincial, district and village - to celebrate the foundation of the Party.
The province considers the improvement of grassroots Party cells and the knowledge and skills of Party members a necessary priority.
At the moment, Champassak has 10,200 Party members (1,145 females). Under Party, government and province policy, the provincial Party cell considers it an obligation to try to eradicate poverty.
They have set up a village fund to help people who do not have enough finance but want run a farm. The province is also allocating land so that families can become self-sufficient in rice. The deputy governor claimed that the province had completely eliminated the practice of slash-and-burn cultivation. The province has also drilled wells to improve health.
In addition, the province has improved the education system and provision as a way to help people out of poverty.
Provincial Party officials have sent staff to help the people by collecting information on what they think needs to be improved first, especially in farm production. For example, the province will seek markets for their produce.
Party development is strengthening from the provincial to the grassroots level and the deputy governor said that this year is especially meaningful with activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.
News: vientianetimes.org.la
Photo: www.la-paix.org/images/Champassak%20Hotel.JPG
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Xayxana Leukai
Champassak province has developed at a fast rate since the country achieved independence at the end of 1975.
Champassak deputy governor Sengkham Phomkhe said that average annual per capita earnings were US$420, and the standards of living have improved by 7 to 8 percent every year.
The province population is half a million or so, and there are a number of rivers which offer a potential for development of hydro-electricity to power business.
Champassak town covers 15,410 sq km, and its surroundings, like most of the province, are mountainous, with plateaus suitable for agriculture and livestock.
Most people are farmers who work rice fields and coffee plantations. However, the rain is less reliable than in many other parts of Laos, so land productivity is irregular.
There are 10 districts in Champassak province, some of which still have poor families needing assistance, most of them uneducated and living in remote areas. The province officially has a total of 16,000 poor families, down 1.5 percent in the last year.
Champassak plans to reduce this number further, with access roads to help farmers reach the markets. It will build schools, hospitals and irrigation systems, encouraging farmers to grow more rice, and will donate livestock.
The province is this year holding three Party congresses - provincial, district and village - to celebrate the foundation of the Party.
The province considers the improvement of grassroots Party cells and the knowledge and skills of Party members a necessary priority.
At the moment, Champassak has 10,200 Party members (1,145 females). Under Party, government and province policy, the provincial Party cell considers it an obligation to try to eradicate poverty.
They have set up a village fund to help people who do not have enough finance but want run a farm. The province is also allocating land so that families can become self-sufficient in rice. The deputy governor claimed that the province had completely eliminated the practice of slash-and-burn cultivation. The province has also drilled wells to improve health.
In addition, the province has improved the education system and provision as a way to help people out of poverty.
Provincial Party officials have sent staff to help the people by collecting information on what they think needs to be improved first, especially in farm production. For example, the province will seek markets for their produce.
Party development is strengthening from the provincial to the grassroots level and the deputy governor said that this year is especially meaningful with activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.
News: vientianetimes.org.la
Photo: www.la-paix.org/images/Champassak%20Hotel.JPG
laoupdate.com ;D