High Levels of Funds for Family Units in rural agriculture in Lao

High Levels of Funds for Family Units in rural agriculture in Lao

1. Low levels of Debt

   • Low Levels of Whiskey Consumption using borrowed money
   • Surplus of Rice
   • Low Health Care Costs
     • Low levels of chronic/serious illness and diseases

2. Increased Levels of Income

   • Distance to Market is manageable to travel
     • Improved road Conditions
   • High Levels of Agricultural Production
     • Sufficient amounts of rice and crops planted
       • Substantial production area
       • High levels of labor available
         • Improved health of people involved in labor
         • High levels of solidarity within families
         • Low levels of youth migration
           • High levels of confidence in local employment opprtunities
     • Sufficient amount of livestock
       • Low levels of animal death
     • High rice yield
       • Sufficient amounts of draught animals to assist in agriculture
       • Low levels of pests attacking crops
         • High amounts of available pest control/ pesticides
       • Low Levels of Lateness in working fields
         • Commitment to small scale agriculture
         • High levels of farmer solidarity
         • Low levels of hopelessness among youth
       • Abundant Services from government departments
         • High levels of understanding in gov of what rural youth need
         • High Emphasis on rural youth in gov departments
       • Low levels of irregular rainfall
       • High levels of appropriate rice field land
   • Increased employment opportunities within commercial agriculture
     • High levels of knowledge pertaining to modern agriculture methods
       • Sufficient and adequate vocational training about agriculture
       • High education level for basic skills that can support farmers
       • Access to non formal agriculture education
     • Access to finance to modernize/ develop land and tools
       • Adequate Access to microfinance
         • Government support for microfinance/ other financial instruments
       • Abundent community funds to support ag borrowing
       • High levels of understanding/participation in already existing funding programs
         • In depth understanding of application process/requirements
         • Application process simplified