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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... -
FIRST project: Functional IndicatoR of Soil ecosystem
Presentation of FIRST project. The project will contribute to the capacity building of young researchers and practitioners in Laos and Cambodia. Project activities will bring... -
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... -
Strengthening agroecology for a fundamental transformation of agri-food systems
The negative effects of industrial agriculture have long been clear, and agroecology offers a multitude of solutions for the fundamental transformation of the agri-food system.... -
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... -
CALAO project Agro-ecology capitalization of experiences in West Africa
This capitalization document presents the main results of the field studies, conducted in the Sudano-Sahelian zone, in Burkina Faso (eastern region), in Senegal (Sérère region)... -
Situation review of agro-ecology initiatives, stakeholders and networks in Lao PDR
The Situation review of agro-ecology initiatives, stakeholders and networks in Lao PDR reports the information and data on the six most significant agro-ecological... -
Agroecology Transition in Myanmar: Issues, Status and Stakeholder Mapping
This report on situation review of agro ecological transition in Myanmar is the follow up feasibility study (Consultation workshop on agro ecology, held at Yangon, on 12 June... -
Agroecology Stakeholder Mapping and Situation Review in Cambodia
The current report presented results from a study on agroecology stakeholder mapping and situation review in Cambodia conducted within the framework of AFD’s funded regional... -
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
This is a brief introduction of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) programme. For centuries, farmers, herders, fishers and foresters have developed... -
Agroecology and the Search for a Truly Sustainable Agriculture - 1st edition
There is increasing evidence that warns that the growing push toward industrialization and globalization of the world’s agriculture and food supply imperils the future of... -
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... -
Making Rice Production More Environmentally-Friendly
Irrigated rice production is one of the most essential agricultural activities for sustaining our global population, and at the same time, one of the agricultural sectors... -
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food
The report was written in collaboration with the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous... -
Stories From The Field - Women working toward a non-toxic environment
The often unseen but disastrous consequences of chemical-intensive food and agricultural production are felt most by half of the world’s food producers and rural population:... -
Agroecology and the Food System
On a global scale agriculture and food will face key challenges of properly feeding a population of nine billion individuals in 2050, while preserving the ecosystems from which... -
Organic Agriculture as an Opportunity for Sustainable agricultural Development
We need drastic change in the global food system in order to achieve a more sustainable agriculture that feeds people adequately, contribute to rural development and provide... -
Alder trees enhance crop productivity and soil microbial biomass in tea plantations
Monoculture farming systems lead to soils depleted of nutrients and diminished microbial functional diversity, disrupting process crucial to maintaining soil health. The... -
Climate Resilient AgricultureEducational/Training Posters Series
These posters are based on key messages derived from a sourcebook of reading/reference materials in a companion production entitled "Towards Climate Resilience in Agriculture... -
Lao National Agro-Ecology Programme PRONAE PCADR / Development and...
Farming is changing throughout Laos, with traditional slash-and-burn giving way to more modern agricultural methods in many areas. In southern Xayabury for example, traditional...
Agroecology Library
Our repository of literature on agroecology on Southeast Asia includes more than 750 documents.