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Indigenous knowledge and the enhancement of community resilience to climate...
Over centuries, ethnic minority communities in the north of Vietnam have developed complex farming systems well-adapted to their environments. Much of this is based on... -
Resolving the twin human and environmental health hazards of a plant based diet
Food can be health-giving. A global transition towards plant-based diets may equally help curb carbon emissions, slow land-system change and conserve finite resources. Yet,... -
The tyranny of taste: The case of organic rice in Cambodia
Fair-trade and organic products are often sold at price premiums justified by smaller production volumes that are associated with greater social and environmental... -
Integrating Agroecology and Participatory Action Research (PAR): Lessons...
The last decade has seen an increasing advancement and interest in the integration of agroecology and participatory action research (PAR). This article aims to: (1) analyze the... -
On-farm impact of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Evidence and...
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is being promoted worldwide, but relatively little is yet known about its impacts at farm level. This article reviews available evidence... -
Agroecology for Sustainable Food Systems
This paper was prepared as a background document for the thematic session on ‘Agroecology for Sustainable Systems’ at the Global Science, Technology and Innovation Conference... -
Agriculture at a Crossroads, International Assessment of Agricultural...
Modern agriculture is producing more food per capita than ever before. At the same time, according to estimates from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), almost 800... -
Who Will Feed Us? The Industrial Food Chain vs. The Peasant Food Web
1 - Peasants are the main or sole food providers to more than 70% of the world’s people, and peasants produce this food with less (often much less) than 25% of the resources –... -
Dynamics of Soil Carbon, Nitrogen and Soil Respiration in Famer’s Field with...
The years of intensive tillage in many countries, including Cambodia have caused significant decline in agriculture’s natural resources that could threaten the future of... -
Rush for cash crops and forest protection: Neither and sparing nor land sharing
In many countries with large tracts of tropical forest. There is a dual focus on enhancing forest protection and increasing commercial agricultural for economic development.... -
Agroforestry for Livelihood Security in Agrarian Landscapes of the Padma...
In the Padma floodplain of Bangladesh, the traditional system of agriculture has become unsustainable due to high population growth. Mango-based agroforestry which has been... -
Finding alternatives to swidden agriculture: does agroforestry improve...
Swidden cultivation can contribute to deforestation and land degradation, which can subsequently result in a number of serious environmental problems. This paper examines the... -
Biodiversity Conservation in Rice Paddies in ChinaToward Ecological Sustainability
This paper describes the current situation of rice paddy biodiversity in China and analyzes the community characteristics of arthropods and weedy plants. Meanwhile, we discuss... -
Building, Defending and Strengthening Agroecology. A Global Struggle for...
"Agroecology is the answer to how to transform and repair our material reality in a food system and rural world that has been devastated by industrial food production and its... -
Agroecology as a Transdisciplinary, Participatory, and Action-Oriented Approach.
This article traces multiple directions in the evolution of agroecology, from its early emphasis on ecological processes in agricultural systems, to its emergence as a... -
The System of Rice Intensification: Adapted practices, reported outcomes and...
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) has been widely promoted in Cambodia and a significant number of adopters have been reported. However, little is known about the...
Agroecology Library
Our repository of literature on agroecology on Southeast Asia includes more than 750 documents.