Regional Environmental Technical Assistance 5771
Poverty Reduction & Environmental Management in Remote Greater
Mekong Subregion (GMS) Watersheds Project (Phase I)

 

 

Annex 2 to

RRA Report on the Profile of Nam Ou Watershed, Phongsaly Province

 

 

 

Village Profiles of the Proposed RRA survey for the Poverty
Reduction and Environmental Management
In Remote GMS Watersheds Project

 

Village: Ban Theung

Location: Nhot Ou / 500m from the district center

Year of establishment :

About 300 years ago

Ethic group :

Thai Lu, Ho and other

Belief :

Buddhist

Number of Population :

387 Female : 194

Number of households :

78

Main occupation of the villagers :

Rice cultivation

Secondary occupation :

Crops cultivation and fishing

Total village Area :

Not available

Wet paddy Area :

64,84 ha

Irrigated paddy Area :

2 ha

Rainfed Upland Area :

45,9 ha

Rice sufficiency :

Sufficient : 473.7 kg/person/year

Household Categories :

Poor: 21; Middle: 42; Rich: 15

Main Economic Activities :

(Ranging by priorities)

Rice cultivation; Livestock; Crop plantation and Fishery

Access to market :

No market

Access to rural credit :

No credit system

Access to the education :

200 m (in the village)

Access to health service :

700 m

Access to clean water :

300 m

Plantation of forest land :

No forest plantation

Natural forest land :

Not available (land allocation program not started yet)

Number of schools in the village :

Primary school: 1; Lower secondary school: 1

Hospital :

No

Dispensary :

No

Key problem :

1. No facility in transportation and communication

2. Health (malaria, acute respiratory infection, diarrhea), Lack of health facilities

3. Difficulty in livelihood (occupation of the villagers)

Development priorities :

4. Water supply system

5. Electricity system

6. Irrigation system

7. Access road to the province

 

Village: Ban Suan Teng

Location: Nhot Ou Nheu / 20 km from the Nhot Ou district center

Year of establishment :

About 3 years ago

Ethic group :

Yao

Belief :

Animist

Number of Population :

79 persons Female : 35

Number of households :

19

Main occupation of the villagers :

Shifting Cultivation (upland rice)

Secondary occupation :

Crop Plantation (Sugarcane, Opium, Corn)

Total village Area :

1188,5 ha

Wet paddy Area :

1 ha (belong to the villager of other village)

Irrigated paddy Area :

No

Rainfed Upland Area :

25,8 ha

Rice sufficiency :

Insufficient : 6-8 months/year

Household Categories :

Same category (poor : 19)

Main Economic Activities :

(Ranging by priorities)

Selling non-timber product, Sugarcane, Opium

Access to market :

No market

Access to rural credit :

No credit system

Access to the education :

No school

Access to health service :

Far from the hospital about 7 km

Access to clean water :

No clean water system

Plantation of forest land :

No forest plantation

Natural forest land :

Land has allocated (Conservation forest: 293,75 ha; Protected forest: 531,25 ha; Using forest: 237,5 ha

Number of schools in the village :

No

Hospital :

No

Dispensary :

No

Key problem :

1. 13 households drug used (opium)

2. Insufficient rice around of the year

3. Lack of capital

4. No paddy rice field

5. Health (malaria, acute respiratory infection, diarrhea)

Development priorities :

6. Permanent occupation for the villagers

7. Health Service facility

8. Clean water

9. Land for rice cultivation (to have sufficiency in rice)

 

Village: Ban Thao vong

Location: Samphanh District / 6 km from Samphanh district center

Year of establishment :

About 40 years ago

Ethic group :

khamu

Belief :

Animist

Number of Population :

157 persons Female : 84

Number of households :

19

Main occupation of the villagers :

Shifting Cultivation (upland rice)

Secondary occupation :

Crop Plantation (Corn, Opium); Livestock (pig, poultry)

Total village Area :

Land not allocated yet (not available)

Wet paddy Area :

No

Irrigated paddy Area :

No

Rainfed Upland Area :

47.4 ha

Rice sufficiency :

Insufficient : 4-6 months/year

Household Categories :

Same category (poor: 26 households)

Main Economic Activities :

(Ranging by priorities)

Selling non-timber product, Livestock, Opium and others

Access to market :

No market

Access to rural credit :

No credit system

Access to the education :

500 m from the village

Access to health service :

Far from the hospital about 6 km

Access to clean water :

No clean water system

Plantation of forest land :

No forest plantation

Natural forest land :

Land not allocated yet (not available)

Number of schools in the village :

1 school, 2 class

Hospital :

No

Dispensary :

No

Key problem :

1. Insufficient rice (limited fallow land)

2. No rainfed paddy rice field

3. Lack of capital

4. Health (malaria, acute respiratory infection, diarrhea)

5. No permanent occupation

6. No access to market

7. No electricity

Development priorities :

8. Clean water (pipe water)

9. School

10. Permanent occupation for the villagers

11. More fallows land for upland rice

12. Dispensary at the village

 

Village: Ban Hoi Phai

Location: Kua District / 7 km from Kua district

Year of establishment :

About 25 years ago

Ethic group :

Khamu (Lao Theung)

Belief :

Animist

Number of Population :

251 persons Female : 155

Number of households :

43

Main occupation of the villagers :

Shifting Cultivation (upland rice)

Secondary occupation :

Crop Plantation (Corn); Livestock (pig, poultry)

Total village Area :

Land not allocated yet (not available)

Wet paddy Area :

No

Irrigated paddy Area :

No

Rainfed Upland Area :

51.6 ha

Rice sufficiency :

Insufficient : 5-7 months/year

Household Categories :

Poor: 43 households

Main Economic Activities :

(Ranging by priorities)

Selling non-timber product, Livestock , fish and others

Access to market :

No market

Access to rural credit :

No credit system

Access to the education :

200 m from the village

Access to health service :

Far from the hospital about 7 km

Access to clean water :

No clean water system

Plantation of forest land :

No forest plantation

Natural forest land :

Land not allocated yet (not available)

Number of schools in the village :

1 primary school; 2 classes

Hospital :

No

Dispensary :

No

Key problem :

1. Insufficient rice (limited fallow land)

2. No Access road

3. No rainfed paddy rice field

4. Health ( no health facility)

5. No permanent occupation

6. No access to market

7. No electricity

Development priorities :

8. More fallows land for upland rice

9. Pipe water (Clean water)

10. Permanent occupation for the villagers

11. Dispensary at the village

12. Access road to the village

13. Electricity

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