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AgroecologyA global Paradigm to Challenges Mainstreams Industrial Agriculture
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... -
Farmer Field School Guidance DocumentPlanning for quality programmes
Every day we learn more about the global challenges facing food production : global warming, extreme weather, intercontinental invasions by pests and diseases, land degradation... -
FARMER FIELD SCHOOL GUIDANCE DOCUMENT, Planning for quality programmes
Since the development of the farmer field school (FFS) approach in the late 80s in Asia, thousands of FFS have since been implemented across the world, in over 90 countries and... -
NBSAP Assessment An Assessment of Lao PDR’s National Biodiversity Strategy...
In 1996, the Government of Lao PDR acceded to United Nation International Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). In meeting the requirements of the convention, in 2004, the... -
Indigenous agroforestry practices in two districts in the northern part of Lao PDR
In the north of Lao PDR people live close to the nature and their main activity is growing rice. Shifting cultivation is the dominating practice and upland rice is the... -
Adoption of Agroforestry in Mai District, Phongsaly Province - Lao PDR
Factors that influence the adoption of agroforestry were investigated by conducting semi-structured interviews with men, women, and leader groups in eight target villages, Mai... -
FED UP NOW'S THE TIME TO INVEST IN AGRO-ECOLOGY
This document views the concept of agro ecology, benefits of agro ecology in multiple areas, and recommendations for new investment and support to scale up smallholder focused... -
ASIA REGIONAL ORGANIC STANDARD
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... -
Nourishing the world sustainably scaling up agroecology
Explain what is agroecology and bring forward the key roles of agroecology.This document brings a presentation of agroecology: principles, practices, attributes of agroecology... -
Agriculture at a crossroads “ East and South Asia and the Pacific (ESAP) Report
Present the synthesis of the agricultural situation in East and South Asia and the Pacific.This document is a report of IAASTD that presents the general agricultural situation... -
Farmers taking the leadThirty years of farmer field schools
The Farmer Field School (FFS) has been one of the most successful approaches developed and promoted by FAO over the past three decades, empowering farmers to become better... -
Narrative report of Farmer Forum on Agro-Ecological Practices and Food Sovereignty
The Farmer Forum on Agroecology Practices and Food Sovereignty organized by Kalyana Mitta Development Foundation (KMF) on 22-23 March 2019, at Central Agriculture Research and... -
Permaculture Handbooks by IDEP Foundation
To provide a wide range of practical and comprehensive guidelines, tools, and techniques for delivering effective Permaculture workshops. It includes over 200 presentations,... -
Local Agroforestry Knowledge in Southern Laos
The presentation for Agroecology Futures Regional Forum, November 6-8, 2018, Siem Reap, Cambodia -
Better and Different Transforming food systems through agroecology
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,... -
Documenting local tree knowledge and developing a decision-support tool to...
This document presents the main findings of a Small R&D Grant awarded by CANSEA in the framework of the ACTAE project -
Farms Sustainability Assessment in the Mekong Region
This report is divided into five parts. Firstly, an in-depth description of the context of the case study will be given, then the methodology of the study will be presented.... -
ALiSEA Sustainability Assessment indicators
The ALiSEA Sustainability Assessment Framework begins with the three dimensions of sustainability: agroecology, social and economic. These dimensions are broad, encompass many... -
Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Asia and the Pacific
Summary for policymakers of the IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Asia and the pacific -
Addressing climate vulnerability and farming system challenges with local...
This brief presents such an approach and insights from research collaboration between Ar Yone Oo €“ Social Development Association (Myanmar) and Chalmers University of...