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Deal #10036 Version #93178

Lao PDR
Created at
2023-06-02
Last update
2024-06-07
Last full update
2024-10-30

Detailed crop, animal and mineral information

Crops area/yield/export
  • Rubber tree [current]

Detailed contract farming crop and animal information

Comment on contract farming crops
Contract farmers here refers to the 2+3 scheme. There is no additional contract farming in this area. The company has been 'handing out' rubber seedlings to the population and would buy the latex from these individually planted trees, if the smallholders wish to do so. This is no actual contract farming, however.

Detailed carbon sequestration/offsetting information

Carbon sequestration/offsetting
  • [2008, current] Reforestation & afforestation, Sustainable agriculture ( 661 ha)
    Estimated annual emission reduction/removal: 42497 tCO2e
    Certification standard: Yes
    Name of certification standard/mechanism: Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)
    ID of certification standard/mechanism: 1684
    Comment on certification standard / mechanism: The current VCS project status is "Verification approval requested"; the project was registered at Verra in 2017.

In country processing of produce

In country processing of produce
Yes
Comment on in country processing of produce
The company has a rubber processing facility near the national capital.
In-country end products of the project
Rubber sheets.