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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... -
Advancing Agroecology through Policy Dialogue and Advocacy: Learning from...
In an era marked by unprecedented challenges, the current global agrifood systems, faced with mounting pressures, require a paradigm shift. Population growth, environmental... -
Assessing the multidimensional impacts of agroecological practices in...
Agroecological practices are largely recognized as one way of engaging social actors in the co-design and transformation of food systems towards sustainability. Such... -
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-... -
Can organic rice certification curb the pressure of the agrarian transition...
Over the past two decades, the Mekong region has experienced significant transformation of its agricultural sector from subsistence farming to export crops driven by the... -
Alternate wetting and drying period (AWD) pilot. Kanghot irrigated...
Rice is a daily staple food for more than half of the world’s population but is also a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. Rice paddies account for ~48% of... -
Crop–livestock Integration, Intensification and Specialization: What...
Vietnam’s Highlands are at a turning point in their agricultural transformation. Crop-Livestock Integration (CLI), a central pivot of its low-input family farms, is subject to... -
Diversifying market channels for agroforestry products: the case of Phousan...
This research brief presents the results of a study performed between 2023 and 2025 in Xieng Khouang province, Lao PDR and which aimed to i) describe the diversity of Phousan... -
Evidence on the impacts of long-term cassava-based conservation agriculture...
The research brief highlights the impacts of Conservation Agriculture (CA) on soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Cambodia’s upland... -
Unlocking local variety diversity: disentangling yield variability in...
Rice yield variability in Preah Vihear, Cambodia, was studied through on-farm trials testing nine varieties under different ecosystems and management systems. Climate factors...
