Deal #236

Lao PDR
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2013-02-15
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Type
Research Paper / Policy Report
Publication title
1 FIELD NOTES Rubber Boom in Luang Namtha: Seven Years Later
Date
2015-04-27
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[url broken] Tongly-­‐Jingu, a Lao-­‐Chinese joint venture. The company paid for 50% of the seedlings in exchange for 10% of future latex sales. The village chief reports that the company has held up its end of the deal, collecting in fact at a somewhat higher price than the odd traders that come by the village . However, many villagers prefer to sell to other traders to evade the 10%, while others cite that the company does not come to collect often enough to meet their urgent financial needs.