However, an outbreak of the Panama disease as well as increased concern in Lao society about negative environmental and health effects from #pesticides led to a complete #cropbust and the lowland was turned into commercial #sugarcane plantations.
In less than two decades, these dynamic and drastic land use changes resulted in a complete change in the livelihood practices of many farmers in Sing district, #LuangNamtha province. What will come next?

Thanks to Julie Zähringer for this thread!