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Rubber Development in the Lao PDR: Ensuring Sustainability
A collection of posters on developing a sustainable rubber industry in Lao -
Crop pollination by native honey bees (Apis cerana) at risk due to...
Agricultural intensification in Lao PDR has steadily increased, driving of natural habitats into intensively managed agricultural landscapes. However, its impact on native... -
Rice-Duck System, reducing chemicals and increasing income
The technical leaflet introduces the rice–duck system, an agroecological practice that reduces chemical use by allowing ducks to control pests and weeds while naturally... -
Propagating & Integrating Gliricidia Sepium in Diversified Perennial...
Gliricidia sepium is a fast-growing, nitrogen fixing leguminous tree, highly valued for its adaptability in Northern Laos. It could serve as a resilient live fence, or... -
Choosing the Right Trees to Boost Ecosystem Services in Tea Systems of Northern Laos
Shade trees are key partners for tea producers when well managed. Keeping tea plants 3–6 meters from shade trees gives the best mix of yield, soil protection, and good tea... -
What Possible Future for the “Toxic” Landscapes? an Agroecological...
This research brief outlines the steps to shift from intensive maize monocropping to multi-species systems through the integration of perennial crops (coffee, banana..). The... -
Boosting the demand for organic products: The role of consumer trust and...
A brief overview of how to boost the demand for organic products through consumer trust and product availability. -
Increase Productivity in Paddy Rice Field: Integrating Cover Crop,...
Integrating paddy rice cultivation, duck raising, and dry-season cropping is an effective approach to sustainable farming. It increases rice yields through natural... -
Integrated Rice and Fish Farming, Step-by-Step Guide
This June 2025 technical leaflet from Rural Development Association (RDA) in Laos is a step-by-step guide to integrated rice–fish farming, explaining how to prepare fields,... -
Biofertilizer production techniques in Xiengkhouang Province, Laos
The resource explains biofertilizer production in Yone village, Xiengkhouang Province, based on farmer experience. It highlights compost as a key input for soil health,... -
National Research for Development Forum on Pathway foe Sustainable...
Abstract of the proceeding of the National Research for Development Forum on Pathway foe Sustainable Development in Lao PDR (17-18/12/2014, NUoL) -
Diversifying market channels for agroforestry products: the case of Phousan...
This research brief presents the results of a study performed between 2023 and 2025 in Xieng Khouang province, Lao PDR and which aimed to i) describe the diversity of Phousan... -
Increase Productivity in Paddy Rice Field: Integrating Cover Crop,...
Integrating paddy rice cultivation, duck raising, and dry-season cropping is an effective approach to sustainable farming. It increases rice yields through natural... -
Organic Vegetable Growing Techniques
The leaflet provides practical guidance on organic vegetable cultivation in Pek District, Xiangkhouang Province, Laos. It describes the local subtropical highland climate and... -
Atlas of Agriculture in the Lao PDR Patterns and trends between 1999 and 2011
This new atlas was co-developed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) of the University of Bern. It combines... -
Consultation and Feedback Workshop on "Lao Agro-Biodiversity Information and...
Workshop report for Consultation and Feedback Workshop on "Lao Agro-Biodiversity Information and Knowledge Sharing Platform" Development, August 23, 2017, at the NAFRI Meeting Hall -
Proceedings of the National Thematic Workshop on "What performance...
Agro-ecological approaches are seen as convincing and evidence-based alternatives towards sustainable agriculture. They clearly aim at strengthening innovation capacity of... -
Proceedings National Thematic Workshop What performance indicators for...
Proceedings National Thematic Workshop, 29th November 2016, at LANITH, Vientiane, Laos. This 1st thematic workshop was instrumental in initiating a collective and multi... -
The Lao Uplands Sourcebook, Improving livelihoods in the Uplands of Lao PDR,...
The Lao Uplands Sourcebook was developed in order to provide field level extension workers, educators and students better access to the wealth of information and experiences in... -
The Lao Uplands Sourcebook, Improving livelihoods in the Uplands of Lao PDR
The Lao Uplands Sourcebook was developed in order to provide field level extension workers, educators and students better access to the wealth of information and experiences in...
Agroecology Library
Our repository of literature on agroecology on Southeast Asia includes more than 750 documents.