Two senior livestock officers from Laos in South East Asia are visiting the Albury-Wodonga region this week to compare small scale livestock production systems with farms in their country. Deputy Director of the Lao National Agriculture and Forestry Extension Service, Dr Tienne Vannasouk, and Director of the Lao Livestock and Fisheries Extension Centre, Mr Noungthong Sihanath, are being hosted by Charles Sturt University (CSU) during their week-long visit. The trip includes presentations to Victorian Government agricultural extension officers at Tatura and visits to local enterprises. Both officials work closely with CSU academic Dr Jo Millar, who is leading an Australian Government funded project to investigate how farmers learn from each other to improve livestock production in Laos. The Lao researchers will visit the University’s Institute for Land, Water and Society on CSU’s Thurgoona site on Friday 10 March.