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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,... -
A Research Action to Integrate Native Edible Herb Cultivation into...
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... -
Circular Economy Models in Agriculture in Vietnam
While the term “circular economy” is relatively new in Vietnam, the principles of this economic model have long been embedded in traditional agricultural practices. Recently,... -
Use of digital tools in sustainable rice production in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
This report summarizes findings from a study on digital tool use among rice farmers in Vietnam for the Inclusive Digital Tools Project (ATDT) of the Agroecological Transitions... -
Multicriteria Assessment of Implemented Conservation Agriculture Cropping...
In Cambodia’s maize crop, conservation agriculture delivers clear gains in soil health, an improved yield resilience and emerging economic benefits over a short (2-year)... -
Agrosilvopastoral Systems in Northern Thailand and Northern Laos: Minority...
Traditional agrosilvopastoral systems have been an important component of the farming systems and livelihoods of thousands of ethnic minority people in the uplands of Mainland... -
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... -
Agroecology for Climate Resilient & Nourishing Food Systems in Southeast Asia
This brief draws on the analysis performed by World Vegetable Center (WVC) in their scoping study titled “Agroecology for climate-resilient and nourishing food systems: A... -
International Land Deals for Agriculture. Fresh insights from the Land...
This report is being launched in the same year that over 400 organisations have come together behind a Global Call to Action on Community and Indigenous Land Rights, drawing... -
A comparative analysis of gender and youth issues in rice production in...
This paper examines how rice farmers at all gender and ages perceive climate change and adopt Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies to enhance resilience and adaptation... -
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... -
The Technological Trajectory of Integrated Pest Management for Rice in Cambodia
For the past two decades, while the efficacy of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has been successfully demonstrated in Cambodia, its dissemination and sustained adoption among... -
Trajectories of crop–livestock integration in the context of specialization...
Mixed crop–livestock systems, the world's most widespread farming systems, promote farm resilience through diversification and allow for crop–livestock integration (CLI).... -
Participatory theory of change and the agroecological transition
Theory of change is a concrete manifestation of the principle of knowledge co-production, of particular interest when designing projects to support socio environmental... -
What Possible Future for the “Toxic” Landscapes? an Agroecological...
This research brief outlines the steps to shift from intensive maize monocropping to multi-species systems through the integration of perennial crops (coffee, banana..). The... -
Service-Smart Shade Trees: Choosing Species & Spacing for Tea Producers in...
This research brief reveals how smart shade design can make Lao tea farms more productive and resilient. Across nine plots in Xieng Khouang, results show that trees shape... -
How to measure agroecology? A rapid appraisal approach based on focus group...
This study presents an approach to assess agroecology at village level through focus group discussions with village committees and district extension agents. This approach is... -
Strengthening Soil Health Monitoring in Laos: A Pathway to Sustainable Food Security
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,... -
Linking agroecological transition to sustainable food systems at territorial...
This policy brief aims first to characterize the challenges related to the sustainability of the territorial food system in Xiengkhouang Province, and then to examine potential... -
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-...
Agroecology Library
Our repository of literature on agroecology on Southeast Asia includes more than 750 documents.