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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,... -
Advocacy for a living soil
This presentation from the National Multi Stakeholder Workshop “Towards an Agroecology Transition” advocates for soil health as central to sustainable farming. It emphasizes... -
Strengthening the Agro-Ecological Sector in Myanmar: Networking and Lobbying
The document presents efforts to strengthen the agroecological sector through networking, training, awareness campaigns, and lobbying, while highlighting the involvement of... -
Assessment of soil erosion risk in different cropping systems of the Inle...
This presentation assesses soil erosion risks from different cropping systems in the Inle Lake watershed, Myanmar. Using GIS and RUSLE modeling, it found that upland cultivation... -
Agro ecology Transition in Myanmar
This document reviews Myanmar’s transition toward agroecology with a focus on rice and sustainable agriculture. It highlights the Ministry of Agriculture's role in improving... -
Eco Village Farm School – NEED- Myanmar
NEED Myanmar Eco Village Farm, founded in 2013 in Hmawbi, trains youth in sustainable agriculture and community development. It promotes organic farming, environmental... -
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... -
The principles of agroecology : towards just, resilient and sustainable food systems
This document has been developed by the CIDSE Task Force on agroecology and is the result of a collaboration and dialogue held over the past year. The examples illustrating the... -
Integrating Agroecology and Participatory Action Research (PAR): Lessons...
The last decade has seen an increasing advancement and interest in the integration of agroecology and participatory action research (PAR). This article aims to: (1) analyze the... -
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... -
Sustainable Agricultural Practices of Farmers through Farmer Field School Approach
The document presents a project in Inle Lake, Myanmar, where environmental damage from unsustainable farming was addressed using the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach.... -
Experience on organic winter potato business in conditions of small farmers...
This document presents an experimental project led by the Science Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) on organic winter potato farming with smallholder farmers in Hanoi,... -
Agroecological zoning for extension of climate friendly agriculture in some...
The document describes a project in northern Vietnam focused on agroecological zoning to promote climate-friendly agriculture. It targeted Son La, Lai Chau, and Dien Bien... -
Developing Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) : A long Organic Product Chain
Presentation of the Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) with a particular focus on Vietnam. Its specific features are detailed : capacity building, production & quality... -
Presentation of the Vuon Ao Chuong (VAC) System
Presentation of the Vuon Ao Chuong (VAC) (from Vietnamese : Garden, Fish pond and Animal shed) as an integrated system-based for an agroecological development. The document... -
Presentation of the Association for Rural Mobilisation and Improvement (ARMI)
Presentation of the Association for Rural Mobilisation and Improvement (ARMI) : its main activities and its main achievements. -
Presentation of Fair Trade Laos (FTL)
Presentation of Fair Trade Laos (FTL) and of the Fair Trade movement. It details the FTL principles, members, main activities and its challenges. -
On-farm impact of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Evidence and...
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is being promoted worldwide, but relatively little is yet known about its impacts at farm level. This article reviews available evidence... -
Organic agriculture and safe vegetables in Vietnam: implications for...
Organic agriculture is often promoted as a possible route for farmers in the global south to follow in the quest for greater agricultural sustainability. By allowing farmers... -
Agroecology for Sustainable Food Systems
This paper was prepared as a background document for the thematic session on ‘Agroecology for Sustainable Systems’ at the Global Science, Technology and Innovation Conference...
Agroecology Library
Our repository of literature on agroecology on Southeast Asia includes more than 750 documents.