The SURAFCO project

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is committed to modernize the agricultural college education to contribute achieving food security and better livelihoods for all Lao people. Detailed steps are formulated in the “Strategy for Reform in the Agriculture and Forestry Colleges towards 2020 in Lao PDR, which was released in January 2008.

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has opted to assist this reform process by establishing SURAFCO, a project on the “Support to the Reform of the Northern Agriculture and Forestry College”.

SURAFCO is implemented by the Northern Agriculture and Forestry College (NAFC) with the support of HELVETAS, the Swiss Association for International Cooperation. Assistance in curriculum development is provided by SCA, the Swiss College of Agriculture and in infrastructure development by SKAT, the Swiss Resource Centre and Consultancies for Development.

The details are documented in the SURAFCO Project Document, Phase 1, January 2009 (PDF - 1,4 MB).