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...

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-...

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’...

As we are well aware, the cost of fish feed in current fish farming is relatively high, while the selling price of fish is often low. This has led many farmers to produce their...

Microorganism-based inputs are vital in horticulture production as they are cost efficient and improve access to local markets. By incorporating knowledge of bio-input...

Stories of change across Africa, Asia and Latin America from the DeSIRA initiative aims to provide funders, decision-makers, research managers, implementing organisations and...

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,...

This presentation by the Metta Development Foundation (Myanmar) outlines agroecological approaches promoted through Farmer Field Schools (FFS) across several states in Myanmar....

This presentation assesses soil erosion risks from different cropping systems in the Inle Lake watershed, Myanmar. Using GIS and RUSLE modeling, it found that upland cultivation...

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...

NEED Myanmar Eco Village Farm, founded in 2013 in Hmawbi, trains youth in sustainable agriculture and community development. It promotes organic farming, environmental...

Fair-trade and organic products are often sold at price premiums justified by smaller production volumes that are associated with greater social and environmental...

This guide promotes the production of organic cucumber seeds in order to: (i) Preserve traditional seed varieties and (ii) Reduce the cost and challenges of buying seeds. Using...

This video highlights the Solar Dryer Dome, a sustainable, solar-powered innovation designed to help farmers reduce post-harvest losses, preserve crops, and increase income. The...

This document has been developed by the CIDSE Task Force on agroecology and is the result of a collaboration and dialogue held over the past year. The examples illustrating the...

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...

During the late twentieth century, the “Green Revolution” attained wide-ranging poverty alleviation, food security and improved nutrition across rural Asia. As these...

The document presents a project in Inle Lake, Myanmar, where environmental damage from unsustainable farming was addressed using the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach....

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,...

The AFLI project in Northwest Vietnam aims to combat low productivity, soil erosion, and poverty in Dien Bien, Son La, and Yen Bai through agroforestry. It introduced site-...