Mekong Basin Project Aims to Bring Stability and Growth
An in depth look at the Lower Mekong Basin Project led by the Mekong Committee. The Nam Pong dam at Nong Ben powers irrigation and flood control for 113000 acres and supports fisheries. The multi nation effort, funded by UN and member nations, envisions two billion dollar mainstream works to electrify, irrigate, and navigate the Upper Mekong.
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Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Mekong River
Asia
White
University of Chicago
Harder
University of California, Berkeley
Mekong Valley
World Book
Field Enterprises Educational Corp
Gilbert F. White
James A. Harder
World Book Science Service
Thailand
Khorat Plateau
Nong Ben
Mekong
Himalayas
Tibet
South China Sea
Texas
Mississippi
Columbia
North America
Ubol Ratana
Lower Mekong Basin
United Nations
Cambodia
Laos
Suth Vietnam
Bangkok
Committee For the
France
Japan
UN Special Fund
Whih
West Germany
Pakistan
Republic of China
Nam Phong
Nong Wai
Nam
Phong
Kalasin Experimental Farm Shows Rice Yield Gains
The Kalasin Experimental Farm run by FAO demonstrates a fourfold yield increase from new seeds fertilizer and irrigation plus potential second crops in dry seasons. It highlights how irrigation projects must pair water access with farmer adoption and broader rural development to succeed in the Mekong Basin.
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Mekong
Mekong Basin
Kalasin
Un’s Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
Mekong Basin Experiment Tests International Cooperation
The piece notes the Lower Mekong nations face political tension while pursuing shared irrigation and development aims. It cites Vietnam Laos Cambodia and Thailand, the Mekong committee's continued work, and Nong Ben villagers awaiting water, seeds, fertilizer and credit. By late 1967 farmers show readiness for a new agricultural economy.
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Mekong
Vietnam
Saigon
Laos
Cambodia
Thailand
South Vietnam
Nong Ben
Mekong Basin
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TVA
Nam Pong
N. Vietnam
Lower Mekong
Africa
Latin America
Internation Tva
Michael A. Petit, M.D