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Reducing Risks and Diversifying Income with Banana – Coffee – Legumes Multi-cropping
In Xiengkhouang, declining maize yields due to soil depletion combined with rising production costs are pushing smallholder farmers to shift to new crops. Many farmers are... -
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... -
Cattle Fattening
Cattle fattening leads to rapid growth and a shorter rearing period to be slaughtered than conventional raising (4-6 months) by providing high-quality feed in abundance. It... -
Rice-Duck System, reducing chemicals and increasing income
The technical leaflet introduces the rice–duck system, an agroecological practice that reduces chemical use by allowing ducks to control pests and weeds while naturally... -
Boosting the demand for organic products: The role of consumer trust and...
A brief overview of how to boost the demand for organic products through consumer trust and product availability. -
Linking agroecological transition to sustainable food systems at territorial...
This policy brief aims first to characterize the challenges related to the sustainability of the territorial food system in Xiengkhouang Province, and then to examine potential... -
Nutrition Goes to School
The course aims to provide a principles and practical skills and knowledge on Nutrition sensitive agroecology to teachers, students and extension workers in schools. Enhance the... -
Producing Cucumber Seeds
This June 2025 technical leaflet presents BanSuaneAiOun Organic Farm’s method for producing organic cucumber seeds. It explains how on-farm seed production reduces costs,... -
Recipe for Carnivorous / Herbivorous Fish Feed
As we are well aware, the cost of fish feed in current fish farming is relatively high, while the selling price of fish is often low. This has led many farmers to produce their... -
Beekeeping and Honey Production in Houaytan Village
This video presents beekeeping and honey production in Houaytan Village, Phoukoud District, Xiengkhouang Province, Lao PDR, highlighting their role in generating income. The... -
Scoping Study Report, Potential of Xieng Khouang Province as flagship site...
The Agroecology and Safe food System Transitions (ASSET) project is a five-year regional project funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Union (EU),... -
Recipe For Sweet Potato Chips Using A Solar Dome
This recipe focuses on transforming sweet potatoes into crispy chips, providing farmers with a simple method to reduce food waste and create a value-added product. This approach... -
Proceedings of the National Thematic Workshop on "What performance...
Agro-ecological approaches are seen as convincing and evidence-based alternatives towards sustainable agriculture. They clearly aim at strengthening innovation capacity of... -
Proceedings National Thematic Workshop What performance indicators for...
Proceedings National Thematic Workshop, 29th November 2016, at LANITH, Vientiane, Laos. This 1st thematic workshop was instrumental in initiating a collective and multi... -
The Lao Uplands Sourcebook, Improving livelihoods in the Uplands of Lao PDR,...
The Lao Uplands Sourcebook was developed in order to provide field level extension workers, educators and students better access to the wealth of information and experiences in... -
The Lao Uplands Sourcebook, Improving livelihoods in the Uplands of Lao PDR
The Lao Uplands Sourcebook was developed in order to provide field level extension workers, educators and students better access to the wealth of information and experiences in... -
Assessment of Lao PDR’s National Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and Action...
In 1996, the Government of Lao PDR acceded to United Nation International Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). In meeting the requirements of the convention, in 2004, the... -
Strategy for Agriculture Development 2011-2020 (Lao PDR)
This strategy is a long term framework for the development of the sector. It will serve as reference for orienting MAF decision makers and officers and for development partners... -
Development Strategy of the Crop Sector 2025 and Vision 2030
Agreement on Endorsement and Promulgation of Development Strategy of the Crop Sector 2025 and Vision 2030: - Pursuant to the Article 70 of the Law on Agriculture No. 01/98 NA,... -
Agriculture Development Strategy to 2025 and Vision to the year 2030
Sectoral Vision and Aims: Ensuring food security, producing comparative and competitive agricultural commodities, developing clean, safe and sustainable agriculture and shift...
Agroecology Library
Our repository of literature on agroecology on Southeast Asia includes more than 750 documents.