Isotope methods of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) helped to increase considerably productivity of rice in Laos

Rice, the main crop Laos, plays a key role in providing food security and employment in this country. More than 80 percent of farmers Laos grow up rice which occupies about 60 percent of cultivated spaces. However a mountainous terrain Laos, tropical climate with frequent monsoons, the soil erosion, lack of suitable grades of rice in combination with insufficient use of fertilizers limit productivity of rice, threatening existence of farmers and their families in this agrarian society...