SAF - Sustainable Agriculture Forum
Text Box: Developing and promoting environmentally sound sustainable agriculture in Lao PDR since 1991

SAF members repeatedly comment how both their lives and livelihoods have improved since becoming a member of SAF and implementing farming techniques & alternatives they learned during SAF training workshops.  Being a member of SAF is like being a member of a family unit concerned and committed to your welfare and wellbeing socially, physically, economically and environmentally both in the short and long term.

MEMBERSHIP & SERVICES

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The only expectation from SAF of it's individual members is that they experience & partake in a healthier, more secure and balanced life & lifestyle.  In order to accomplish this, one must first and foremost become a member of SAF, and then of course participate in the training workshops.

We hope to see you soon at one of our workshops!

SAF membership for individuals, such as farmers and villagers is free, and offers them access to our workshops & other information resources at no additional costs

SAF's individual membership advantage program:

SAF members benefit in more ways than one - on & off the field:
    - Free registration & entry to all training workshops
    - Free access to all documentation, the SAF information database, resources and audio/visual programs
    - Actively partake in the development & conceptualization of training workshop themes & content ensuring their evolving communal needs are being met.
    - Stay up to date & informed about the latest news, tools, technologies and approaches affecting sustainable agriculture both in Laos & abroad.
    - Receive certification upon completion of specialized training courses
    - No minimum membership commitment requirements / as a SAF member you decide when your membership begins & ends.
    - And more
Rounded Rectangular Callout: Please keep in mind that you can still take advantage of SAF’s many resources, training workshops and field visit activities even if you or your organization aren’t an individual member, and simply require our support for specific projects you or your organization are planning. Find out more HERE Rectangular Callout: For a list of our member organizations, please click here Rectangular Callout: A farmer in Khoun District of Xiengkhouang Province said: "Even I was poor but I decided to purchase chemical fertilizer to use on my paddy plot, but it was found that the yield was not increased much, and I observed that the soil became harder, salinity, and deterioration of quality. Fish raised on my farm was not grown well and number was also decreased as it might escape to the nearby stream. After I was trained on OA processing techniques, I tried it on my farm, and I observed that the yield has been increased year by year, and the yield is 4.2 ton/ha on the same plot. The fish numbers are increased, and some of fish species are from natural sources which I did not free it on the farm. Now I am quit from the list of poor household, and I can save some money from selling rice of 1-2 tons/year and I could also invest in cattle and buffalo, so I do not need to pay for dung in order to produce CH. In addition, my family members feel healthy and do not get sick often as before."

SAF is also happy to offer our partner organizations as well other interested parties, our training workshops, and our capacity building support services including project consultancy, field research, survey & reporting, as well field visit coordination.  For a complete list of service fees, please click HERE