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Stories From The Field - Women working toward a non-toxic environment
The often unseen but disastrous consequences of chemical-intensive food and agricultural production are felt most by half of the world’s food producers and rural population:... -
Agroecology and the Food System
On a global scale agriculture and food will face key challenges of properly feeding a population of nine billion individuals in 2050, while preserving the ecosystems from which... -
Organic Agriculture as an Opportunity for Sustainable agricultural Development
We need drastic change in the global food system in order to achieve a more sustainable agriculture that feeds people adequately, contribute to rural development and provide... -
Farmers’ Voices
What do the farmers of Laos talk about when they get together? What are farmers saying about environment and rural livelihood? What do they consider to be their most valuable... -
Climate Resilient AgricultureEducational/Training Posters Series
These posters are based on key messages derived from a sourcebook of reading/reference materials in a companion production entitled "Towards Climate Resilience in Agriculture... -
Institutionalizing Agroforestry as a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy...
Several studies and literature have indicated the relevance of agroforestry as one of the climate change adaptation strategies of the agriculture sector, particularly those in... -
Food and Nutrition Security ATLAS of Lao PDR
The Atlas on Food and Nutrition Security in Lao PDR is based on a conceptual framework developed by WFP/VAM. The framework allows for a comprehensive analysis of food and... -
A quantitative and qualitative historical analysis of the scientific...
agroecology, agroecosystem, agronomy, biodiversity, organic farming, rural development, sustainability -
Replacing Chemicals with Biology. Phasing out highly hazardous pesticides...
Adverse effects of highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) on people and the environment have been a global concern for many years. In 2006, this was clearly expressed by the FAO... -
VIETNAM ORGANIC AGRICULTURE - An overview on current status and some success...
Although it is believed, as in all other countries in the world, Vietnamese farmers were growing crops organically hundred years ago, organic farming according to the... -
VIETNAM ORGANIC AGRICULTURE An overview on current status and some success...
Modern organic agriculture is new to Vietnam. Organic Information: Fewand scattered.Certified organic area and value (2010):€¢ 21.000 ha (0.2% of the total cropped area) of... -
Country Strategy Paper Cambodia - Pesticide Risk Reduction IPM...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) initiated the pilot phase of the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Programme from 1993 to 1995 after The Environment... -
CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE, A 4 WINS SOLUTION FOR RAINFED AGRICULTURE IN...
In Mekong€ countries (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, , the agricultural sector provides the livelihood for a greater share of the population than its share part of the GDP.... -
NATIONAL ADAPTATION PROGRAMME OF ACTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE - NAPA (Cambodia)
This document is to provide the framework to guide the coordination and implementation of adaptation initiatives through a participatory approach, and to build synergies with... -
Towards Low Carbon Strategy in Cambodia
The royal government of Cambodia recognizes the important of integration of low carbon development initiative into national and sub-national sustainable development plan. -
Agro ecologyIndia’s Journey to Agricultural Prosperity The evidence and path...
This textbook shows the definition of agro ecology, some successful case studies in agro ecology practicing in India. In addition, it presents the challenges and recommendations... -
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... -
Lao's Organic Agriculture2012 Update
The document summarizes the update reports and documents on organic agriculture in Laos. It also consists of results from interview and discussion, comments, suggestions from... -
The New Green Revolution How Twenty-First-Century Science Can Feed the World
To introduce the concept of a new agricultural paradigmThis document of the UN special rapporteur on the right to food and his advisor aims at presenting a new agricultural... -
Agroecology concepts, principles and applications
Present the contributions of the SOCLA to FAO’s International Symposium on Agroecology for Food security and nutrition.Thanks to 15 points, this document provides the synthesis...
