Mai Savanh Lao Tateng

9 km east of Thateng, we also advise you to visit Maï Savanh Lao, a company focused on fair trade and socially involved by training many Laotian families in silk work. The farm also cultivates and transforms silk, sacha inchi (or the peanut of the Incas), pepper and tea and sells them directly, from the producer to the consumer. Message from organision: Mai Savanh Lao is a non-profit organization founded in 2005. The organic and Fair Trade certified farm "Mai Savanh Lao Tateng" is located on the northern edge of Ban Kapeu, Tateng District, Sekong Province. However, silk and spirulina production ceased in 2018. Our employees primarily come from the village of Kapeu, and we have been striving to provide them with a secure income for 20 years. The core business of the Mai Savanh Lao farm is pepper cultivation, with the beginnings of cocoa cultivation, Sascha Inchi, and other experimental plantings. Hibiscus is grown seasonally (sowing in June, flowering from September to November, harvest from November to December). We also purchase bananas from the region, which are dried (seasonally only during the dry season). Production preparation and the first stage of processing take place on the farm. The second stage of processing takes place at our headquarters, Mai Savanh Lao in Vientiane. Almost all of our products are available for purchase at the farm. Our opening hours are Monday to Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We are generally closed on Sundays and public holidays. The farm can be visited during the lunch break from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., but naturally, no work is being carried out during this time. Guided tours are also possible if the workflow allows. (Native languages: Lao and German; foreign languages: French and English).