Learn about the Lao tea industry

Title:  Tea Sector Development in Lao PDR - Understanding 20 Years of Opportunities and Challenges
By:  Andrew Wilson
Publisher, Year:  Helvetas Advisory Services, 2021
Funded by:  Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Cost:  Free download

If you're a tea lover like me, you'll definitely enjoy this deep dive into the tea industry and its history in Laos.

In this 40 page report, Wilson provides a wonderful overview and analysis of the tea industry, its origins, development, as well as, challenges in Laos - primarily from 2000 onwards.

The case studies for several of the prominent tea producing provinces were especially enlightening - seeing why some failed while others succeeded. 

For those interested, the full table of contents is noted below.

Table of Contents:

• List of Acronyms and Definitions p.2 
• Executive Summary p.4 
• Introduction and Purpose of Study p.5 
• Context p.6
• Introduction to Lao People’s Democratic Republic p.6 
• History and Structure of the Lao Tea Sector p.7 
• Literature on the Lao Tea Sector p.9 
• Common Trends and Recommendations in Tea Sector Literature p.10 
• Conclusions from Tea Sector Literature p.13 
• Case Studies p.13 
• Bokeo p.13 
• Xayabouli p.16 
• Huaphanh p.19 
• Oudomxay p.22 
• Xieng Khuang p.25 
• Analysis and Conclusions p.32
• Conclusions About Common Themes from Literature p.32 
• Topics Deserving Increased Attention p.36 
• Strengthening Analysis for Intervention Design p.39 
• Analysing and Intervening at the Right Scale p.40 
• Final Conclusion p.40

Download Link:  To read the full report in its PDF format, click here to download from LaoTea.org.