Ibis Rice in Cambodia links wildlife conservation with rural development by working with 500 farming households in protected areas, enforcing no hunting or chemical use, and...

The study “Organic by Default: Myth or Reality? Evidence from the Lao PDR” analyzes the impact of certified organic rice farming under a Helvetas project. Comparing organic, ex-...

This presentation introduces The Bolaven Plateau Coffee Producers Cooperative (CPC), created in 2007 and owned by 1,422 farming families. It aims to boost Lao smallholders’...

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...

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,...

This presentation by the Metta Development Foundation (Myanmar) outlines agroecological approaches promoted through Farmer Field Schools (FFS) across several states in Myanmar....

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...

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...

NEED Myanmar Eco Village Farm, founded in 2013 in Hmawbi, trains youth in sustainable agriculture and community development. It promotes organic farming, environmental...

During the late twentieth century, the “Green Revolution” attained wide-ranging poverty alleviation, food security and improved nutrition across rural Asia. As these...

The document presents a project in Inle Lake, Myanmar, where environmental damage from unsustainable farming was addressed using the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach....

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,...

The AFLI project in Northwest Vietnam aims to combat low productivity, soil erosion, and poverty in Dien Bien, Son La, and Yen Bai through agroforestry. It introduced site-...

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 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...

With an increasing population and governmental land-use restriction, shortened fallow periods of some traditional farming systems have contributed to the reduction of...

The report examines climate impacts on livelihoods and is intended to be used as a tool to identify adaptation options for the most vulnerable livelihoods. It has been prepared...

This very short document presents a case study on maize/rice bean intercropping in Kham District, Xieng Khouang Province. It outlines the existing cropping system and highlights...

This document presents an approach to assess the impacts of agroecology (AE) on livelihoods in Laos, focusing on sustainable agricultural intensification and resilience to...

The document outlines resilience indicators used in the NU-PCR project in Gnot Ou district, Laos, to enhance climate resilience and food security. It highlights past initiatives...