From the roadside to high-end restaurants- is there potential for a Maku nut market?
The demand for Maku nuts comes from individuals from nearby villages, Chinese traders, and Thai customers across the river. In Thailand, nuts are sold to a few...
The Maku Nut - A hidden gem of the forest
Driving to Nam Yone Mai village one can see the Mekong River one side, and rolling mountains on the other. Amid these mountains is found a particular species...
A sustainable future for Bokeo, Lao PDR: Two new village forest and NTFP management plans approved by officials
Two villages in Nam Yone Valley, Houay Xai District, Bokeo Province, Lao PDR have recently received approval for their village forest and non-timber forest...
Press release: New films offer rural people an opportunity to improve their incomes
RECOFTC’s ForInfo project launches three new short videos that explain innovatice approaches for rural people to improve their incomes up to fourfold through...