Handing over of equipment to DALaM and MouNoy Dev

As part of the long-term collaboration between IRD (UMRs iEES-Paris and GET) and its Lao partners, which has resulted into the implementation of several partnership instruments such as the JEAI-EcoRubber, the LMI LUSES, and more recently the PSF-Sud AgreesLao, GDRI CompacSol, as well as the CZO M-TROPICS and the SEALNET network, in January 2022 research/production equipment has been donated to the Center of Soil, Plant and Fertilizer analyses of the Department of Agricultural Land Management – DALaM (soil sampling kit) and to the electronics and computing development start-up MouNoy Dev (3D printer).

Left: Norbert Silvera (iEES-Paris) with Khampasith Chanthavong (mounoydev.com); Right: Alain Pierret and Norbert Silvera (iEES-Paris) with Xaysatith Souliyavongsa and Vansouk Chaisaosulipon).

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