The Lao PDR National Agro- Biodiversity Programme and Action Plan II (NABP II) identifies six generic farming (eco) systems in Lao PDR, each with its own unique agro-biodiversity characteristics. The NABP II will run for ten years (2015-25) and is broad-based, involving a number of ministries, departments and development partners. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is the main implementing agency and, along with other MAF departments,the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute’s five Research Centers play important implementation roles based on their technical mandates for agro-biodiversity. The NABP-II work plan is open for expansion and is currently covering committed and proposed agro-biodiversity research related to development and extension interventions, containing 42 activities and 160 sub-activities.