1.2 Contact details of resource persons and institutions involved in the assessment and documentation of the Approach

Name of project which facilitated the documentation/ evaluation of the Approach (if relevant)

Scaling-up SLM practices by smallholder farmers (IFAD)

Name of the institution(s) which facilitated the documentation/ evaluation of the Approach (if relevant)

National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI) - Lao People's Democratic Republic

1.3 Conditions regarding the use of data documented through WOCAT

When were the data compiled (in the field)?

11/07/2017

The compiler and key resource person(s) accept the conditions regarding the use of data documented through WOCAT:

Yes

2.3 Photos of the Approach

2.5 Country/ region/ locations where the Approach has been applied

6.4 Strengths/ advantages of the Approach

Strengths/ advantages/ opportunities in the land user’s view
By using the water from the pond the farmers are able to cultivate rice paddies in both the wet and dry seasons.
The added potential of propagating aquatic animals.

Strengths/ advantages/ opportunities in the compiler’s or other key resource person’s view
Ability to cultivate rice paddies without an irrigation system.

6.5 Weaknesses/ disadvantages of the Approach and ways of overcoming them

Weaknesses/ disadvantages/ risks in the land user’s view	How can they be overcome?
The pond is at a lower elevation than some of the areas under cultivation, and so to an extent the flow of water is limited	A pump must be used to fill the rice fields at a higher elevation with water.

7.1 Methods/ sources of information