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An Analysis of Value-Chains and Market Development to Support the...
This guidance memo analyzes pork value chains in Northern Vietnam, focusing on small-scale production by ethnic minority women. It highlights how industrial pork systems... -
African swine fever and the adaptive capacity of ethnic minority smaller-...
One of the poorest areas of Vietnam, the Northern Mountainous Region (NMR) is largely populated by ethnic minorities.Women in these communities produce heritage breeds of pork... -
Leveraging Geo-Economic Proximity and Agricultural Commercialisation
The purpose of this research brief is to synthesize the findings of ten policy research studies conducted by NAFRI’s Policy Think Tank (PTT) research team between 2016 and 2020,... -
Conservation Agriculture, A 4 Wins Solution For Rainfed Agriculture In...
In “Mekong” countries (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, …), the agricultural sector provides the livelihood for a greater share of the population than its share part of the GDP.... -
Farmers’ access to credit in the Lao PDR
This document presents the results of a research le by NAFRI whose objectives were to assess main financial needs of smallholder farmers in Lao PDR, study the procedures of... -
Delivering on the Promise of Biological Control in Asia's Food Systems: A...
During the late twentieth century, the “Green Revolution” attained wide-ranging poverty alleviation, food security and improved nutrition across rural Asia. As these... -
Agricultural low-carbon transformation driven by the integration of...
Agricultural carbon emissions are a major source of global climate change. The new form of agricultural economy resulting from the deep integration of agriculture and tourism... -
The availability, price, and marketing characteristics of organic foods and...
Background: Demand for organic foods remains low, despite the potential of organic products to contribute to sustainable food systems. Food purchasing decisions are influenced... -
Agroecology: A Global Paradigm to Challenge Mainstream Industrial Agriculture
Considerable controversy continues to exist in scientific and policy circles about how to tackle issues of global hunger, malnutrition, and rural economic decline, as well as... -
Advancing Agroecology through Policy Dialogue and Advocacy: Learning from...
In an era marked by unprecedented challenges, the current global agrifood systems, faced with mounting pressures, require a paradigm shift. Population growth, environmental... -
Resolving the twin human and environmental health hazards of a plant based diet
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,... -
A Research Action to Integrate Native Edible Herb Cultivation into...
This July 2025 research brief by SPERI describes an action-research project in Po E commune, Vietnam, integrating native edible herbs into transitioning agroecological farms to... -
Relational values in regenerative agriculture: a systematic review and...
Modern agriculture has increased yields but degraded socio-ecological systems all over the world. Consequently, advocates of regenerative agriculture (RA) aim to regenerate land... -
Linking Farmers to Markets: Barriers, Solutions, and Policy Options
The 15 studies highlighted in this special issue collectively underscore the significant impacts of market participation on farmers’ well-being, income, poverty reduction,... -
Circular Economy Models in Agriculture in Vietnam
While the term “circular economy” is relatively new in Vietnam, the principles of this economic model have long been embedded in traditional agricultural practices. Recently,... -
Impact of participatory guarantee systems on sustainability outcomes: the...
Sustainable food systems require mechanisms that assure consumers about the sustainability of agricultural production. Building on the existing literature on the impact of... -
Sustainable green tea production through agroecological management and land...
Tea is a very important cash crop in Vietnam as it provides crucial income and employment for farmers in poor rural areas. Unfortunately, the dominance of long-term,... -
Analysis of food policymaking through a food systems lens: a review of...
This paper aims to summarise the frameworks currently used to analyse food policymaking processes and to critically assess whether those frameworks can be applied to the... -
The Role of Government Policies in the Lao People's Democratic Republic's...
In just under half a century, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, often abbreviated as Lao PDR, has shifted from subsistence farming to commercialized production through both... -
Common Challenges of Smallholders in ASEAN Lacking Access to Land, Water,...
This chapter focuses on smallholder farmers in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV), examining the relationship between their access to and uses of the environment,...
Agroecology Library
Our repository of literature on agroecology on Southeast Asia includes more than 750 documents.