Greengoods Company brings eco-friendly livestock production to Laos

Local farmers and members of the Parksarpmai Cooperative Group will be able to upgrade their livestock production, thanks to the support of an agricultural solutions company from South Korea, the Greengoods Company Limited.

Officials join representatives from Greengoods Co., Ltd., the Parksarpmai Cooperative  Group, and KOTRA at the ceremony on Tuesday in Vientiane.

Through the support of Greengoods Co., Ltd., villagers will have a chance to get practice in producing feeds and organic fertilizer to boost the efficiency of agricultural production.
The company has provided laboratory equipment to enable practical research and development on how to produce eco-friendly livestock feed, organic fertiliser and solutions for poultry disease reduction to villagers and farmers of the Parksarpmai Cooperative Group.
The support aims at boosting efficiency in agricultural production, reducing animal mortality rate, and lessening the dependence on foreign products, especially fertiliser and animal feed.
The company, together with the Faculty of Agriculture of the National University of Laos and experts from South Korea will perform research and development in creating microorganisms to decrease bacteria in animal food and its environs that cause disease. It is also purpose to utilise local resources to produce inputs for agricultural production.
A ceremony to hand over equipment for use in the production of eco-friendly animal feeds and organic fertilizers took place in August 16,  at Parksarpmai Cooperative Center.
The event was organised under the KOTRA’s Global ESG+ Program 2022. KOTRA is the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA). ESG stands for environmental, social, and governance standards. ESG considers the impact a company has on its employees, customers and the communities where it operates. The Global ESG+ Program is a project to contribute to solving local social problems by supporting ESG activities of Korean companies, and to support the establishment of win-win cooperation with Laos beneficiaries.
Present on the occasion were representatives from the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry; the CEO of Greengoods, Mr Jaewon Lee; the Board of Parksarpmai Coorperative Group; and representatives from KOTRA Vientiane.
The supported items include one feed compounder, one air shower, two microbial refrigerator, one microbial incubator and one microscopic microscope, worth US$18,874 in total.
Meanwhile, Greengoods Company organised a two-day training seminar on August 15-16 in order to share knowledge of how to effectively use the equipment on producing organic agriculture production inputs, particularly chicken food, organic fertilizer for plants, and environmental-friendly insecticide.
During the Training Programme, representatives from Greengoods presented the introduction of modern agricultural practice and its positive impact on agricultural work in terms of cost reduction and the environment; the seminar demonstrates the use of Korean advanced eco-friendly agricultural technology aiming to protect animals’ health and create a virtuous cycle resulting from green agriculture practice.
Director General of KOTRA Vientiane, Mr Pil Seong Kim, said “A Korean agricultural start-up that invests in Laos is creating positive synergies in cooperation with the local community of small-scale farmers in Laos. Furthermore, KOTRA is transferring Korea’s know-how to increase exports of Laos through the Global ESG+ Program, as well as the KSP Program (Knowledge Sharing Program) with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Laos. It is expected that both parties will contribute to the foundation for exporting local agricultural products.”

By Advertorial Desk
 (Latest Update August 19, 2022)