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Assessment of soil erosion risk in different cropping systems of the Inle...
This presentation assesses soil erosion risks from different cropping systems in the Inle Lake watershed, Myanmar. Using GIS and RUSLE modeling, it found that upland cultivation... -
Agro ecology Transition in Myanmar
This document reviews Myanmar’s transition toward agroecology with a focus on rice and sustainable agriculture. It highlights the Ministry of Agriculture's role in improving... -
Eco Village Farm School – NEED- Myanmar
NEED Myanmar Eco Village Farm, founded in 2013 in Hmawbi, trains youth in sustainable agriculture and community development. It promotes organic farming, environmental... -
The tyranny of taste: The case of organic rice in Cambodia
Fair-trade and organic products are often sold at price premiums justified by smaller production volumes that are associated with greater social and environmental... -
Producing Organic Cucumber Seeds
This guide promotes the production of organic cucumber seeds in order to: (i) Preserve traditional seed varieties and (ii) Reduce the cost and challenges of buying seeds. Using... -
Sun-Powered Agroecology: The Solar Dome
This video highlights the Solar Dryer Dome, a sustainable, solar-powered innovation designed to help farmers reduce post-harvest losses, preserve crops, and increase income. The... -
The principles of agroecology : towards just, resilient and sustainable food systems
This document has been developed by the CIDSE Task Force on agroecology and is the result of a collaboration and dialogue held over the past year. The examples illustrating the... -
Integrating Agroecology and Participatory Action Research (PAR): Lessons...
The last decade has seen an increasing advancement and interest in the integration of agroecology and participatory action research (PAR). This article aims to: (1) analyze the... -
Delivering on the Promise of Biological Control in Asia's Food Systems: A...
During the late twentieth century, the “Green Revolution” attained wide-ranging poverty alleviation, food security and improved nutrition across rural Asia. As these... -
Sustainable Agricultural Practices of Farmers through Farmer Field School Approach
The document presents a project in Inle Lake, Myanmar, where environmental damage from unsustainable farming was addressed using the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach.... -
Experience on organic winter potato business in conditions of small farmers...
This document presents an experimental project led by the Science Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) on organic winter potato farming with smallholder farmers in Hanoi,... -
Agroforestry for Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers in Northwest Vietnam
The AFLI project in Northwest Vietnam aims to combat low productivity, soil erosion, and poverty in Dien Bien, Son La, and Yen Bai through agroforestry. It introduced site-... -
Agroecological zoning for extension of climate friendly agriculture in some...
The document describes a project in northern Vietnam focused on agroecological zoning to promote climate-friendly agriculture. It targeted Son La, Lai Chau, and Dien Bien... -
New pathways: farmer’s ecological innovations in Lam Dong province
The document discusses ecological farming innovations in Lam Dong, Vietnam, focusing on pest control. Farmers have developed methods like using ants to control cicadas, rotating... -
Conservation Agriculture as an agroecology approach
This presentation by Pham Thi Sen from NOMAFSI introduces Conservation Agriculture (CA) as an agroecological response to soil erosion, climate change, and unsustainable farming... -
Developing Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) : A long Organic Product Chain
Presentation of the Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) with a particular focus on Vietnam. Its specific features are detailed : capacity building, production & quality... -
Policies and public services on agro-ecological rice production: The case of...
This 2016 presentation outlines the growth of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Vietnam since 2003, supported by government, NGOs, and universities. It highlights key... -
Presentation of the Vuon Ao Chuong (VAC) System
Presentation of the Vuon Ao Chuong (VAC) (from Vietnamese : Garden, Fish pond and Animal shed) as an integrated system-based for an agroecological development. The document... -
Presentation of the Association for Rural Mobilisation and Improvement (ARMI)
Presentation of the Association for Rural Mobilisation and Improvement (ARMI) : its main activities and its main achievements. -
Presentation of Fair Trade Laos (FTL)
Presentation of Fair Trade Laos (FTL) and of the Fair Trade movement. It details the FTL principles, members, main activities and its challenges. -
Presentation of the Green Community Development Association (GCDA)
Presentation of the Green Community Development Association (GCDA), its activities, why and how it is linked to agroecology. Presentation made during the ALiSEA Annual General... -
On-farm impact of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Evidence and...
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is being promoted worldwide, but relatively little is yet known about its impacts at farm level. This article reviews available evidence... -
Organic agriculture and safe vegetables in Vietnam: implications for...
Organic agriculture is often promoted as a possible route for farmers in the global south to follow in the quest for greater agricultural sustainability. By allowing farmers... -
Agroforestry Systems for Upland People in Lao PDR: Production, Benefit, and...
With an increasing population and governmental land-use restriction, shortened fallow periods of some traditional farming systems have contributed to the reduction of... -
Agroecology for Sustainable Food Systems
This paper was prepared as a background document for the thematic session on ‘Agroecology for Sustainable Systems’ at the Global Science, Technology and Innovation Conference... -
Consolidated Livelihood Exercise for Analyzing Resilience
The report examines climate impacts on livelihoods and is intended to be used as a tool to identify adaptation options for the most vulnerable livelihoods. It has been prepared... -
Biochar, climate change and soil : A review to guide future research
Biochar is the charred by-product of biomass pyrolysis, the heating of plant-derived material in the absence of oxygen in order to capture combustible gases. The objective of... -
On-Soil Home Garden Manual
How to construct, manage and produce vegetable all year round in the Myanmar Dry Zone, with agroecological conservative practices -
Overview of the Organic Certification in the Mekong Region
This document provides an overview of organic agriculture and certification in the Mekong region, highlighting its recent development, especially in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and... -
Forestry and Agro-Ecology in Lao rural Uplands (FORAE) Viengkham District,...
This short document presents the FORAE project in Viengkham District, Luang Prabang Province, focusing on the use of performance indicators to assess agroecological practices.... -
Case study maize/ rice bean intercropping - Kham district, Xieng Khouang province
This very short document presents a case study on maize/rice bean intercropping in Kham District, Xieng Khouang Province. It outlines the existing cropping system and highlights... -
What performance indicators for assessing agroecology impacts? - EFICAS Project
This document presents an approach to assess the impacts of agroecology (AE) on livelihoods in Laos, focusing on sustainable agricultural intensification and resilience to... -
Measuring climate resilience: an example of indicators system in the...
The document outlines resilience indicators used in the NU-PCR project in Gnot Ou district, Laos, to enhance climate resilience and food security. It highlights past initiatives... -
Conservation Agriculture for annual upland crops in Cambodia
The document presents an initiative on Conservation Agriculture in Cambodia, focusing on sustainable practices for upland crops like cassava, maize, and soybean. It promotes... -
Agro-ecology Workshop about Bio-Inputs
The document summarizes an agro-ecology workshop held in Siem Reap in 2014, led by Dr. Tan Boun Suy from the APSARA National Authority. It focuses on the use of Khmer Effective... -
Presentation of Cambodian Organic Agriculture Association (COrAA)
Presentation of the Cambodian Organic Agriculture Association (COrAA), its objectives, its standards, its experiences (especially with PGS), and the COrAA certification process. -
The Food Technology Project, « Secure water to secure food and nutrition »...
Presentation of the Presentation of the Food Technology Project, its targeted areas, its objectives, activities and its key stakeholders. -
Open-pollinated & Agro-ecological Vegetable Seed Production
This document highlights the importance of open-pollinated vegetable (OPV) seed production and agroecological farming for small-scale farmers. It promotes seed saving as a way... -
CIRAD-MAF experience in developing AE-CA pedagogical materials in Laos
This document presents CIRAD and the Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's experience in promoting agroecology and conservation agriculture education in Laos. It details... -
Presentation of the The Lao Uplands Sourcebook
This document is a presentation of the The Lao Uplands Sourcebook, made during the ALiSEA National Thematic workshop Review of Existing Pedagogical Materials and Initiatives for... -
The Agro forestry Education Initiative in Lao PDR
This document presents an overview of initiatives led by ALISEA and its partners to develop and disseminate pedagogical resources for teaching agroecology and conservation... -
Pedagogical resources in Agroecology & Conservation Agriculture
This document presents an overview of pedagogical initiatives to promote agroecology and conservation agriculture through digital tools and e-learning, particularly in Cambodia,... -
An overview of the Cambodian agricultural sector
This document provides an overview of Cambodia’s agricultural sector, highlighting its significant role in the economy, employment, and exports, with rice as the dominant crop.... -
Ecosystem Services and Land Use research center
The document presents the activities and perspectives of ECOLAND, a research center based at the Royal University of Agriculture in Cambodia, focused on agroecology and... -
Agroecological practices : the point of view of a development practitioner
This document, presented by GRET in March 2017, describes agroecological practices implemented in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwaddy Delta to support small farmers and landless producers. It... -
Promoting Organic Vegetables through Customer Engagement in Participatory...
The document outlines a project led by NAV and supported by GRET, aimed at promoting organic vegetable farming in Cambodia through Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS). The... -
The Food and Economic Security and Improvement of Environment and...
The document presents the FESIEL Project led by MODE and Louvain Cooperation, aiming to improve food security, livelihoods, and environmental sustainability in Cambodia. It... -
The Mondulkiri Indigenous People’s Association for Development (MIPAD)
Presentation of the The Mondulkiri Indigenous People’s Association for Development (MIPAD) project : its goals, its approach, its methodology and its activities that include... -
Farmers Video Training project
This presentation describes the Farmers Video Training project support by GRET and presented in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on March the 21st, 2017 by Sok Sothea. -
Agroecology Crop Protection project, ACTAE
The document outlines the ACP-ACTAE project, which focuses on promoting Agroecological Crop Protection (ACP) in Southeast Asia. It addresses the increasing demand for food...