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Integrated Nutrient“Weed Management under mechanised Dry Direct Seeding...
In rainfed lowland rice-based systems, increasing labour scarcity due to off-farm employment is encouraging farmers to switch from transplanting to dry direct seeding (DDS). To... -
Biological control of an agricultural pest protects tropical forests
Article Biological control of an agricultural pest protects tropical forests€ -
The scaling up of agroecology. Spreading the hope for food sovereignty and resiliency
To retrace the contribution of SOCLA to discussions at Rio+20 on issues at the interface of hunger, agriculture, environment and social justice (this paper is the paper position... -
Multiple pathways: case studies of sustainable agriculture in China
The document “Multiple Pathways: Case Studies of Sustainable Agriculture in China” (IIED, 2015) presents eight detailed case studies of ecological and organic farming... -
The Current and Future Roles of Small Farm Resource Centers in Extension and...
Small Farm Resource Centers (SFRCs) coordinate trials on a central site as well as on fields of individual farmers. Any new ideas, techniques, or crops are first evaluated at... -
The Farming Systems Trial
The hallmark of a truly sustainable system is its ability to regenerate itself. When it comes to farming, the key to sustainable agriculture is healthy soil, since this is the... -
Toward thick legitimacy: Creating a web of legitimacy for agroecology
Legitimacy is at the heart of knowledge politics surrounding agriculture and food. When people accept industrial food practices as credible and authoritative, they are... -
Sustainable commercialization of new crops for the agricultural bioeconomy
Diversification of agroecological systems to enhance agrobiodiversity is likely to be critical to advancing environmental, economic, and social sustainability of agriculture.... -
The System of Rice Intensification, Responses to Frequently Asked Questions
Compared to a decade ago, many more persons – at least 10 million people, most of them farmers -- can now answer the question "What is SRI?" at least in general terms. However,... -
Agroecological and agroforestry practices in tropical wet zones
This guide is designed as a support tool for technicians and farmers involved in actions to promote and develop agroecology. It is a follow-up to a first technical guide... -
Making Sense (and Cents) of Food and Nature, A media guide to covering...
The document is a media toolkit on agroecology and food sovereignty. It explains the failures of industrial agriculture, highlights agroecology as a sustainable and profitable... -
Report of the International Symposium on Agroecology in China
In September 2014 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition. This was... -
Farmer Research Networks as a Strategy for Matching Diverse Options and...
The agricultural research and development institutions in most developing countries are poorly equipped to support the needs of millions of smallholder farmers that depend upon... -
Advocacy for a living soil
This presentation from the National Multi Stakeholder Workshop “Towards an Agroecology Transition” advocates for soil health as central to sustainable farming. It emphasizes... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Research & Development activities granted by ACTAE-CANSEA component
This presentation details the activities supported by the ACTAE-CANSEA project. It has been presented during the ALISEA Vietnam Annual General Meeting, Hanoi - 14th of November... -
Agroecology, a diversity of concepts, definition and practices
This document aims at presenting the concept of agroecology and its various outcomes. -
Agroecology and Rice Production in Myanmar
The document reviews rice production in Myanmar and highlights the shift toward agroecological practices. While rice is a key crop for the economy and food security, past...
Agroecology Library
Our repository of literature on agroecology on Southeast Asia includes more than 750 documents.