Farmer participation in the co-production of knowledge has been claimed to have many benefits, including its capacity to address the knowledge intensiveness and ecological...

Given the unpredictability, increasing frequency and severity of climatic events, it is crucial to determine the adaptation limits of agroecological strategies adopted by...

The global food system is in the midst of a structural crisis characterized by the commodification of food and the dominance of market-oriented production logic, threatening...

As the limitations of conventional agriculture become increasingly evident—ranging from environmental degradation to social inequity—the agroecological transition (AET) has...

The recent global crises suggest that historic and current trends in the food system become less relevant when frequently disrupted by unexpected events, such as trade...

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...

Agricultural intensification in Lao PDR has steadily increased, driving of natural habitats into intensively managed agricultural landscapes. However, its impact on native...

Agroecological practices are largely recognized as one way of engaging social actors in the co-design and transformation of food systems towards sustainability. Such...

There is consensus that the global food system is not delivering good nutrition for all and is causing environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity, such that a profound...

In an era marked by unprecedented challenges, the current global agrifood systems, faced with mounting pressures, require a paradigm shift. Population growth, environmental...

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,...

Sustainably intensifying agriculture to secure food for people, while minimizing the human, animal, and environmental health impacts is an unprecedented global food security...

The 2030 Agenda was promulgated for the Sustainable Develop Goals (SDGs), which consist of 17 goals created to eradicate poverty and realize a more sustainable world. Among the...

This practice brief describes the educational curriculum adopted by GSF to engage sustainably Young students in Cambodia into Agroecology practices through training, field...

The cashew sector is heavily reliant on chemical inputs, raising concerns for both environmental and human health. In response, the Green Cashew project (2022–2025) aims to...

Lao PDR is endowed with biodiversity and rattan and bamboo species that has played an important role in generating income for the rural communities. It was estimated that rattan...

A Lao Bamboo, Rattan Platform workshop addressing the development of the bamboo and rattan sector in Lao PDR was held on the 15th and 16th of June 2016 in Vientiane capital, Lao...

The presentation of a bamboo and rattan value chain Project during the Regional experience sharing workshop on Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) to promote agroecology in...

This July 2025 research brief by SPERI describes an action-research project in Po E commune, Vietnam, integrating native edible herbs into transitioning agroecological farms to...

This research brief present the results of a survey aiming at documenting the use and impacts of hazardous pesticides among farmers. This survey employed the Community-Based...