An innovative look at dairy farming by renting buffalo from farmers in order to give them an extra income stream for a resource that doesn’t make them any money until they sell it.
In Laos 🇱🇦, farmers and herders sell their buffaloes 🐃 when they have to pay hospital bills, finance a wedding or compensate for a poor rice harvest 🌾. But today these animals suffer from malnutrition and, weakened, become ill and are decimated by epidemics. An innovative diet could help them.
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The new research reveals the medicated molasses blocks - designed for tropical conditions including northern Australia - are driving both increased productivity and as a consequence, have the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
A buffalo rental scheme and carbon credit-earning lick blocks are helping lift rural Laos farmers out of poverty.
The Australian initiatives are improving the buffalo herd through nutrition, vaccination programs and better breeding and have led to the country’s first buffalo dairy. ABC's Landline program takes a look.
Two Australian agribusinesses have come up with highly unusual ways to help poor farmers in Laos.
One is into trade, giving livestock nutritional products to farmers in return for their methane abatement credits.
The other, a dairy, rents pregnant buffalo from locals.
From Africa to Thailand, Avani Hotels have been encouraging ecominded tourists to explore game-changing community projects helping to make sustainable travel mainstream.
BANGKOK - As we become more conscious of how we travel, we tend to choose experiences that not only feel good but also benefit the locals all while minimising negative environmental impacts.
Milking Buffalos and Growing Sticky Rice with Avani+ Luang Prabang, Laos
A countryside gem in the outskirts of Luang Prabang, many tourists passby the Laos Buffalo Dairy an unassuming spot en route to the Kuang Si Waterfall, arguably one of Laos’ most famous attractions.
On this episode, we talk to Jo Smith about Ock Pop Tok, the textile workshop and visitor center she and her Lao partner, Veomanee Douangdala, established there over a decade ago, and why it’s important to preserve traditional crafts from the area. Next up is a discussion with Susie Martin, the Australian expat who co-founded the Laos Buffalo Dairy, which not only produces delicious cheeses and ice creams for restaurants in town, but does so with a sustainable business model that helps local farmers breed and care for their animals. Finally, co-founder Michael Vogler tells us why they embrace a no-riding approach on the treks they offer at MandaLao Elephant Conservation.
It was an innocent question about buffalo curd that started four expats on a life-changing journey to rural Luang Prabang.
Australians Susie Martin and Steven McWhirter, and Americans Rachel and Matt O’Shea were living as expats in Singapore, half high-flying executives, half trailing spouses.
Yearning for a quieter life, Rachel and Susie came to Laos on a reconnaissance mission, taking in a cooking class in Luang Prabang with an eye to opening a hotel.
A socially responsibly business bringing exciting foods to Luang Prabang and income to communities
The Laos Buffalo Diary is an exciting socially-responsible business established in 2016 consisting of a commercial dairy and production facility. The first in Laos! They make products such as yogurt, cheese and ice cream for local and overseas customers.
In this occasional series, OZY takes to streets and neighborhoods across the globe to ask a simple question: “How was your day?”
Rachel O’Shea
Luang Prabang, Laos
It’s busy. We have some experts who are going to show students from the local university the inner workings of a buffalo and teach them how to judge how pregnant a buffalo is by reaching into the uterus. And they will talk about artificial insemination and how it’s properly done.
C’est l’histoire de deux femmes ayant une idée en tête : produire du fromage de buffles. Après deux ans de préparation et de réflexion, le projet prend maintenant forme avec déjà près de 100 buffles prévus pour la fin d'année 2017 et de nombreux fromages en préparation.
La mozzarella est simplement exceptionnelle et tous leurs produits valent le détour : glace au chocolat ou au café, cheese-cake, yaourt, feta, et même bientôt du bleu !! Mais cet endroit est beaucoup plus qu’une simple laiterie.
INGAPORE Airlines subsidiary SilkAir will be launching thrice-weekly flights from Singapore to Laos come October 31.
It will operate a circular route between Singapore, Vientiane and Luang Prabang on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays aboard an Airbus A320 configured with business and economy class cabins.
