Access to secondary education shows high inequalities across gender, location and socio-economic groups, with a total secondary net enrolment rate of only 27.7 percent in 2014.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Aung San Suu Kyi Returns From China With 1 Billion Yuan Grant
Grant for projects to improve people’s livelihoods, studies for major projects and humanitarian assistance for people displaced by civil war in northern Myanmar.
Smog from sugarcane burning is fading – just for now
When the harvest season comes next year, farmers are likely to burn their sugarcane plantation again before harvesting.
Sediment starvation along the Mekong (report)
Results indicate that the 133 dams built as planned would trap 96% of the river’s former sediment supply.
New-styled cooperatives in Mekong delta make breakthrough
Application of smart farming in ten thousands of paddy fields and using organic fertilizers have helped cooperatives in An Giang, Dong Thap, Long An, Tien Giang reduce production cost and improve produce quality.
FEATURE: Khammuan raises the bar in rice production
The agricultural practices commonly employed in Khammuan province are still mostly traditional but farmers are gradually being introduced to modern methods so they can grow better quality rice and earn more money.