Agroecology is ever more present in our food and farming system. In recent years, this approach to farming and food has gained visibility and recognition among food producers,...

This issue of Farming Matters looks at the growing number of initiatives worldwide that aim to harness the potential of traditional plants. Cultivating traditional plants builds...

Between 2013 and 2015, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) undertook a survey of...

With consumers and producers seeking alternative to corporate, industrial food, systems of provision that promise greater ecological and social sustainability have gained in...

This report presents the main findings of the discussions held during the 2 days workshop addressing the agroecology transition in Vientiane, Laos on the 2nd and 3rd of June 2016.

This report presents the main findings of the discussions held during the 2 days workshop addressing the agroecology transition in Hanoi, Vietnam on the 5th and 6th of May 2016.

This report presents the main findings of the discussions held during the 2 days workshop addressing the agroecology transition in Cambodia in Phnom Penh on the 30th and 31st of...

This report presents the main findings of the discussions held during the 2 days workshop addressing the agroecology transition in Myanmar in Yangon on the 7th and 8th of March...

Seeking to gain a better understanding of the role that agroecology can play in eradicating hunger and malnutrition, FAO organized the International Symposium on agroecology for...

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy works locally and globally at the intersection of policy and practice to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade...

How can inefficient, poorly managed smallholder systems be transformed into productive agroecological systems? And how can environmentally destructive, energy and chemical...

The Royal of Government of Cambodia has adopted a three-pronged strategy productivity enhancement, diversification and agricultural commercialization (from subsistence to...

This document brings informations about PGS: definition, history, repartition around the world, how this guarantee system works, his strengths and challenges. After this general...

This document is the synthesis of IAASTD studies on international agriculture, it is a global assessment. It presents the conclusions of several experts on different issues.

Besides the severe health crisis, the COVID-19 epidemic also caused the global economy to contract at a rate not seen since the Second World War and led to a severe increase of...

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,...

In June 2012, the Government of the Lao PDR, with the support of development partners, established a Policy Think Tank as part of the Sector Working Group on Agriculture and...

The Lao uplands have long been recognized for their rich agro-biodiversity. Home to globally important species of animals, plants, and micro-organisms, this agro-biodiversity is...

A booklet on ASEAN Geographical Indications procedure and productsThe ARISE Plus Intellectual Property Rights (ARISE+ IPR) programme is one of the components under the Enhanced...

The study was developed with 2 main objectives including (1) determining media channels disseminating agriculture knowledge and information that most farmers depend on and how...