... to the paucity of other species allowed, and the general absence of food and other forest resources therein. In the case of the Vietnamese rubber plantations in Laos, 555 rubber trees are planted ... managing the nursery, budding and grafting, and planting the seedlings in the holes prepared by the unskilled labour. Further down the years, during the tapping stage, the company told us that they ... scheme in two of the villages in our case study, that is Nong Nam Khao Yai and Vangkhanane. In the former village, the paid work in these plantations for the mob mao workers 3 The Forest Research...