About

The National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute of Laos was established in 1999 in order to consolidate agriculture and forestry research activities within the country and develop a coordinated National Agriculture and Forestry Research System. NAFRI belongs to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and is equal in status to other technical departments under MAF.

NAFRI is mandated to undertake integrated agriculture, forestry and fisheries research in order to provide technical information, norms and results which help to formulate strategy in accordance with the government policies. NAFRI has four main functions including: carrying out adaptive research, developing methods, tools and information packages, providing policy feedback, and coordinating and managing research.

Vision

Modernized agriculture technologies are developed for improvement of agricultural production systems which support national food security and nutrition, commercialized production, and the utilisation of resouces is managed sustainably level.

Mission 

Contribute to Agricultural Development Strategy 2025 by carry out research for development: agro-biodiversity sustainable use and conservation, productivity improvement, climatechange adaptation and mitigation, supportive policy environment.