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Unlocking local variety diversity: disentangling yield variability in...
Rice yield variability in Preah Vihear, Cambodia, was studied through on-farm trials testing nine varieties under different ecosystems and management systems. Climate factors... -
Multicriteria assessment of recently implemented conservation agriculture...
Soil fertility depletion is a major challenge for annual rainfed cropping systems in the northwestern region of Cambodia which has recently undergone rapid agrarian changes. On-... -
Diachronic assessment of soil organic C and N dynamics under long-term...
No-till (NT) cropping systems have been proposed as a strategy to combat soil degradation by storing soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (TN). We quantified the impacts... -
Food safety advocacy program for small-scale vegetable production
After giving a general context on the need of this study and details on methodology, this paper present the current situation of Vietnam in relation to PGS. This study allows... -
Assessment of policies and public service impact rice cultivation technique...
The paper indicates the applying of SRI, the lessons and advantages of SRI in Vietnam. It also presents a comparison of techniques between the SRI and conventional rice... -
Integrated Nutrient“Weed Management under mechanised Dry Direct Seeding...
In rainfed lowland rice-based systems, increasing labour scarcity due to off-farm employment is encouraging farmers to switch from transplanting to dry direct seeding (DDS). To... -
Biological control of an agricultural pest protects tropical forests
Article Biological control of an agricultural pest protects tropical forests€ -
The scaling up of agroecology. Spreading the hope for food sovereignty and resiliency
To retrace the contribution of SOCLA to discussions at Rio+20 on issues at the interface of hunger, agriculture, environment and social justice (this paper is the paper position... -
Habitat eradication and cropland intensification may reduce parasitoid...
California’s central coast differs from many agricultural areas in the U.S., which feature large tracts of monoculture production fields and relatively simple landscapes. Known... -
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... -
The Farming Systems Trial
The hallmark of a truly sustainable system is its ability to regenerate itself. When it comes to farming, the key to sustainable agriculture is healthy soil, since this is the... -
Toward thick legitimacy: Creating a web of legitimacy for agroecology
Legitimacy is at the heart of knowledge politics surrounding agriculture and food. When people accept industrial food practices as credible and authoritative, they are... -
Sustainable commercialization of new crops for the agricultural bioeconomy
Diversification of agroecological systems to enhance agrobiodiversity is likely to be critical to advancing environmental, economic, and social sustainability of agriculture.... -
The System of Rice Intensification, Responses to Frequently Asked Questions
Compared to a decade ago, many more persons – at least 10 million people, most of them farmers -- can now answer the question "What is SRI?" at least in general terms. However,... -
Agroecological and agroforestry practices in tropical wet zones
This guide is designed as a support tool for technicians and farmers involved in actions to promote and develop agroecology. It is a follow-up to a first technical guide... -
Farmer Research Networks as a Strategy for Matching Diverse Options and...
The agricultural research and development institutions in most developing countries are poorly equipped to support the needs of millions of smallholder farmers that depend upon... -
Integrated Pest Management for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture in...
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a leading complement and alternative to synthetic pesticides and a form of sustainable intensification with particular importance for... -
Indigenous knowledge and the enhancement of community resilience to climate...
Over centuries, ethnic minority communities in the north of Vietnam have developed complex farming systems well-adapted to their environments. Much of this is based on... -
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,... -
The tyranny of taste: The case of organic rice in Cambodia
Fair-trade and organic products are often sold at price premiums justified by smaller production volumes that are associated with greater social and environmental...
Agroecology Library
Our repository of literature on agroecology on Southeast Asia includes more than 750 documents.