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Development of the silk sector at Louang Namtha - 2005–2007 – a brief history

This project was officially launched in January 2004. The aim is to contribute to fight poverty, to reduce the socio-economic vulnerability, and improve the living conditions of the populations through the development of the silk sector. Improving the production and weaving techniques allows them to generate income for the families, which was not possible using only the traditional methods and tools traditionnaly used in the area.

After two years of operation, the school farm of Luang Namtha was closed end-March 2007 for reasons beyond our control.
More than a hundred families were producing quality weavings. The SFE seeks the most appropriate means to continue to help the many families who have benefited. More than a hundred families had started to produce quality weavings. Our goal is to help them market their products and pass on their skills in the village networks

A programme of silk production began in 2007 in Boloven, in the Sekong province

Specific objectives

  • Mulberry plant

    Establishing a farm school to provide training for three major components of the silk activity


    • Agronomy : moriculture (mulberry cultivation)




    • silkworms coccons

      Sericiculture (silkworms rearing).










    • weaving

      Extraction and use of silk (reeling from the cocoon, spinning, dyeing, and weaving)









  • Establishing training programs in the three areas mentioned above : organized as modules, courses and practical help to the villagers to learn about the various techniques to improve silk sector. Participants will also be informed of new opportunities for marketing their products.
  • Implementation of micro-credits for the purchase of improved equipment : micro-credit will be offered to villagers to enable them to acquire equipment and sophisticated tools. They can then practice techniques and skills learned at the school farm in their villages and disseminate the knowledge acquired.
  • Programme implementation and monitoring in the villages: Supervision and monitoring of trainees in villages can adapt better techniques learned at the school farm to local limitations and encourage and support dynamic of village groups of producers for silk product sales.

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