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Presentation of Ibis Rice
Ibis Rice in Cambodia links wildlife conservation with rural development by working with 500 farming households in protected areas, enforcing no hunting or chemical use, and... -
Organic by default: Myth or Reality? Evidence from Lao PDR
The study “Organic by Default: Myth or Reality? Evidence from the Lao PDR” analyzes the impact of certified organic rice farming under a Helvetas project. Comparing organic, ex-... -
The Bolaven Plateau Coffee Producers Cooperative (CPC)
This presentation introduces The Bolaven Plateau Coffee Producers Cooperative (CPC), created in 2007 and owned by 1,422 farming families. It aims to boost Lao smallholders’... -
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,... -
Agro ecology Transition in Myanmar
This document reviews Myanmar’s transition toward agroecology with a focus on rice and sustainable agriculture. It highlights the Ministry of Agriculture's role in improving... -
Experience on organic winter potato business in conditions of small farmers...
This document presents an experimental project led by the Science Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) on organic winter potato farming with smallholder farmers in Hanoi,... -
Organic agriculture and safe vegetables in Vietnam: implications for...
Organic agriculture is often promoted as a possible route for farmers in the global south to follow in the quest for greater agricultural sustainability. By allowing farmers... -
Overview of the Organic Certification in the Mekong Region
This document provides an overview of organic agriculture and certification in the Mekong region, highlighting its recent development, especially in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and... -
Presentation of Cambodian Organic Agriculture Association (COrAA)
Presentation of the Cambodian Organic Agriculture Association (COrAA), its objectives, its standards, its experiences (especially with PGS), and the COrAA certification process. -
Agroecological practices : the point of view of a development practitioner
This document, presented by GRET in March 2017, describes agroecological practices implemented in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwaddy Delta to support small farmers and landless producers. It... -
Agroecology, a diversity of concepts, definition and practices
This document aims at presenting the concept of agroecology and its various outcomes. -
Challenges of local market development for small holder ecologically...
This document presents the challenges of local market development for small holder ecologically friendly products. It states that organic agriculture in Myanmar remains small,... -
Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) Initiative in Myanmar
The document outlines the introduction of the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) in Myanmar, supported by ADB and IFOAM. PGS offers a locally focused alternative to third-... -
Agroecological practices: from the point of view of a development practitioner
The presentation of the Annual General Meeting of ALiSEA Myanmar, 19-24 February 2018, in Myanmar -
Consumer Preferences Study in Regards to Organic, Clean and Safe...
The presentation of the Annual General Meeting of ALiSEA Myanmar, 19-24 February 2018, in Myanmar -
Improvement of Organic – PGS Certification Awareness ( ALiSEA)
The presentation of the Annual General Meeting of ALiSEA Myanmar, 19-24 February 2018, in Myanmar -
Asia at the Crossroads Prioritising Conventional Farming or Sustainable Agriculture?
This report argues that Asian countries are at a crossroads in their agriculture strategies. Before them are two farming models: „conventional‟, industrial farming, promoted by... -
To till or not to till? The diffusion of conservation agriculture in Xieng...
Over the past decade, efforts have been made to promote conservation agriculture as an ecologically sound alternative to tillage-based agriculture in the Lao People’s Democratic... -
Mainstreaming Agroecology Implications for Global Food and Farming Systems
In 2010, the Centre for Agroecology and Food Security (CAFS) was established to undertake applied research and education on agroecology as the underlying paradigm of sustainable... -
Trainer’s Manual for Extension Workers - Organic Vegetable Production
This manual provides step by step explanation on how facilitators should train farmers in vegetable production by using the Farmer Field School methodology. Furthermore, gender...
Agroecology Library
Our repository of literature on agroecology on Southeast Asia includes more than 750 documents.