Soil fertility plays an important role in crop production. However, continuous cropping with minimal fertilizer application has resulted in declining soil fertility and...

Agricultural intensification has resulted in arable systems dominated by monocultures that are reliant on agrochemical inputs and frequent tillage to maintain high crop yields....

To provide a wide range of practical and comprehensive guidelines, tools, and techniques for delivering effective Permaculture workshops. It includes over 200 presentations,...

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The negative effects of industrial agriculture have long been clear, and agroecology offers a multitude of solutions for the fundamental transformation of the agri-food system....

The publication depicts how civil society initiatives play an increasing role in shaping local food systems and how they are drawing up food policy. Various cases from Kenya,...

Soil is involved in 13 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) In Laos, there are worrying signs of widespread soil degradation threatening national food security. Yet,...

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...

The determination of changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) content under different cropping systems is necessary for policy development oriented towards soil conservation, C...

Soil degradation, often caused by poor agricultural practices, can lead to a decline in crop yields. Traditionally, when yields dropped, farmers would leave fields fallow for at...

This video presents why and how to plant peanuts after rice harvesting, using a farm localized in Nadou Village, Kham District, Xiengkhouang Province, Lao PDR as an example....

In this insightful interview, we talk with Mr. Do Trong Hieu, a researcher from the Northern mountainous Agriculture and Forestry Science Institute (NOMAFSI), to discuss an...

This new atlas was co-developed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) of the University of Bern. It combines...

This book presents the package of standard for organic agriculture use in Asian region. It is a major component of an initiative to development regional cooperation on organic...

Meet Ms. Doan Thi Phuong from Hai Xuan Commune, Hai Hau District, Nam Dinh Province — a passionate pioneer on the journey of "returning to nature." With courage and...

This manual provides step by step explanation on how facilitators should train farmers in vegetable production by using the Farmer Field School methodology. Furthermore, gender...

This chapter describes an ancient but little-documented example of farmer manipulation of A. nepalensis in Nagaland, Northeastern India, which has enabled a significant...

This guidebook was written for students, researchers and development practitioners engaged in supporting family farmers in Myanmar and other areas of Southeast Asia. It provides...

Proceedings of the exchange and methodological construction workshop Agro-Ecology: evaluation methods for its effects and conditions for development€ on the 14th and 15th of...

Report Final Regional Workshop, SRI-LMB€ 1-2 November 2018 Novotel Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand