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LARReC MandateResearch Organization and Strategy |
LARReC comes under the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI) as one of 9 research centers. The center was established in 1999 in a new 1000 sg meter building in Vientiane. The building has offices for researchers and administrative staff as well as meeting and training rooms, laboratories and a multimedia production office.
The medium term research plan will focus on collaborative project and external research funds available to LARReC. For the five year period beginning 1 April 1999 LARReC will received substantial financial and technical assistance through DANIDA funded National Aquatic Resources Institute (NARI) project. These funds support infrastructure for the library, laboratory and workshops, as well as training funds for post-graduate studies abroad and funds for research activities The technical assistance composes research management and planning.
The LARReC Medium Term Research Plan 2001-2005, the first of its kind, has been made to set the context, approach and agenda for LARReC's research work for the five year period October 2000 through September 2005 The plan comes in parallel with the LARReC Human Resources Development Plan 2001-2005.
Research Strategy
The research strategy adopted by LARReC for the medium term gives priority to collaborative research with international and/or national partners This strategy will give LARReC staff at all levels opportunities for on-the-job training and exposure to research standards at the international level and enable timely delivery of quality research outputs.
The mandate of LARReC is to undertake research namely on:
1. Assessment of living aquatic resources and socio economic studies of the fisheries in river, streams, reservoirs and back swamps.
2. Research on fish propagation, especially culture of indigenous species and improvement of brood stock management.
3. Identify appropriate aquaculture systems with due consideration to the potentials of different agro-ecological zones.
4. Provide data, information and technologies on fisheries for the implementation of government priority program.
5. Contribute to the development of technical norms and regulations
to promote sustainable fisheries management in collaboration with other
institutions.
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