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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... -
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... -
Assessing the multidimensional impacts of agroecological practices in...
Agroecological practices are largely recognized as one way of engaging social actors in the co-design and transformation of food systems towards sustainability. Such... -
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,... -
Sustainable soil management in East, South and Southeast Asia
The 2030 Agenda was promulgated for the Sustainable Develop Goals (SDGs), which consist of 17 goals created to eradicate poverty and realize a more sustainable world. Among the... -
Testing Agroecological Methods to Manage Pests in Cashew Production
The cashew sector is heavily reliant on chemical inputs, raising concerns for both environmental and human health. In response, the Green Cashew project (2022–2025) aims to... -
Unlocking the full potential of Lao PDR’s tea sector
This policy brief present the opportunity of the Tea sector in Laos in terms of poverty alleviation and rural development. -
What is Agroecology ? Principles and schools
Presentation of the Agroecology concept to a southeast Asia audience with the 6 main AE practices identifies in SEA : ICM/IPM, Agroforestry, SRI, OA, VAC/Integrated farming and... -
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... -
Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT)
The presentation for Agroecology Futures Regional Forum, November 6-8, 2018, Siem Reap, Cambodia -
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,... -
Treating Wastewater from Coffee Cherry Processing
This leaflet describes an ecological system in Son La, Vietnam, for treating wastewater from coffee cherry processing through solid separation, anaerobic and aerobic treatment... -
Technique for Processing Coffee Husks into Organic Fertilizer
This leaflet explains how farmers in northwest Vietnam process coffee husks into organic fertilizer. It details the benefits—improved soil health, reduced environmental... -
Local Knowledge about Ecosystem Services Provided by Trees in Coffee...
In recent decades in northwest Vietnam, Arabica coffee has been grown on sloping land in intensive, full sun monocultures that are not sustainable in the long term and have... -
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... -
Shifting Forests in Northeast India Management of Alnus nepalensis as an...
This chapter describes an ancient but little-documented example of farmer manipulation of A. nepalensis in Nagaland, Northeastern India, which has enabled a significant... -
Proceedings of the National Workshop on Agroecology Transition 7th and 8th...
The 1st national multi-stakeholder workshop addressing Agroecological Transition in the Mekong Region, and more especially in Myanmar, was held on the 7th and 8th of March 2016... -
Proceedings of the National Workshop on Agroecology Transition 5th and 6th...
It was the 3rd national multi-stakeholder workshop addressing AE Transition in the Mekong Region, after the same in Myanmar and in Cambodia. It was held on the 5th and 6th of... -
Exploring adaptive spaces towards sustainable rice in Cambodia
Rice is a crucial crop in Cambodia, serving as both a staple food and an export commodity. Promoting rice exports to meet growing international demand is a central policy... -
Designing with non-humans for agricultural systems transformation: An...
In response to growing concern over agriculture's contribution to climate and ecological crises, recent definitions of sustainable food systems have expanded beyond productivity...
Agroecology Library
Our repository of literature on agroecology on Southeast Asia includes more than 750 documents.