Since 2009, I have conducted field work in both China and Laos, primarily focused on the regions demonstrated below as well as in Vientiane and Beijing capital cities. My recent work brings me increasingly into contact with actors in Vietnam and Cambodia, as well as into the agricultural sector in Canada (with case studies in British Columbia).
Smallholder rubber farmer and village chief, Oudomxay ProvinceChinese plantation managerial staff, Oudomxay ProginceLowland rice fields with maize and rubber plots above, Luang Namtha ProvinceDinner with Yunnan State Farms workers, XishuangbannaYunnan State Farms branch office, XishuangbannaRice paddies, Luang Namtha ProvinceBridge over Mekong River, Luang Prabang ProvinceSmallholder rubber plantation, Luang Namtha ProvinceNon-timber forest products market, Oudomxay ProvinceNon-timber forest products market, Oudomxay ProvincePhotograph of Chinese company rubber tapping training, Luang Namtha ProvinceNam Khan River crossing, Luang Prabang CityRubber plantation, Oudomxay ProvinceYunnan State Farms development activities poster display, Luang Namtha ProvinceSmallholder rubber cup lump storage pits, Luang Namtha ProvinceSmallholder rubber cup lump storage pits, Luang Namtha ProvinceCollection day, Luang Namtha ProvinceMorning view from Samakixay Temple, Luang Namtha CapitalWastewater collection pit for rubber processing factory, Luang Namtha ProvinceView of Long District valley, Luang Namtha ProvinceCows grazing in smallholder rubber plantationRubber plantation and road construction, Luang Namtha ProvinceSmallholder rubber latex drying, Luang Namtha ProvinceChinese rubber company tapper training photograph on display in plantation headquartersPlantation infrastructure project, Luang Namtha Province