Linking Agroecological Transition to Sustainable Food Systems at Territorial Level: Main Challenges in Xiengkhouang Province, Lao PDR
Food system in Xiengkhouang province relies mainly on subsistence agriculture. Families mainly eat what they grow, and complete their diet with some wild food.
The rapid shift toward commercial agriculture has improved the livelihood of the population but has also sustainability challenges : lack of dietary diversity, limited nature-based food production, vulnerability of small farmers, increased food safety risks.
Agroecological initiatives implemented in the province do not fully address these issues.
Specific research programs have to be developed to propose avenues to better link food system sustainability issues and the projects aiming at supporting the agroecological transition.
Linking Agroecological Transition to Sustainable Food Systems at Territorial Level: Main Challenges in Xiengkhouang Province, Lao PDR
Description
- Food system in Xiengkhouang province relies mainly on subsistence agriculture. Families mainly eat what they grow, and complete their diet with some wild food.
- The rapid shift toward commercial agriculture has improved the livelihood of the population but has also sustainability challenges : lack of dietary diversity, limited nature-based food production, vulnerability of small farmers, increased food safety risks.
- Agroecological initiatives implemented in the province do not fully address these issues.
- Specific research programs have to be developed to propose avenues to better link food system sustainability issues and the projects aiming at supporting the agroecological transition.
