Rubber production in northern laos: geographies of growth and constractual diversity june 2009

Rubber was first grown in northern Laos in 1994. A few villages that began to grow this year, the most famous of which is Ban 1Had Nyao, due to its ability to successfully profit from rubber growth and sale. The area of rubber plantations has greatly taken off in Luang Namtha between 2003 and 2006. Today, most provinces in Laos are either planting rubber or planning to in the near future (Ketphanhet al. 2006). Most of the investment in Laos has been into regions adjacent to the country or origin of investment