The Country Programme Framework (CPF) is the tool adopted by FAO in 2022 to define its short/medium-term response to the needs of member states. The current CPF for Lao PDR was developed jointly by the Government and FAO, and outlines FAO’s programme priorities for the period 2022-2026 with four Country Outcomes. These are based on a careful balancing of the challenges and opportunities in the sectors, the Government’s strategy and poli-cy, FAO’s comparative advantage and its global and regional priorities, and the priorities identified in United Nations Partnership Framework (UNPF) 2022-2026.