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...

Mixed crop–livestock systems, the world's most widespread farming systems, promote farm resilience through diversification and allow for crop–livestock integration (CLI)....

Agricultural intensification in Lao PDR has steadily increased, driving of natural habitats into intensively managed agricultural landscapes. However, its impact on native...

Local authorities in Vietnam’s mountainous provinces face a dual challenge: how to sustainably develop both crop and livestock sectors despite constraints on land, water, and...

Agroecological practices are largely recognized as one way of engaging social actors in the co-design and transformation of food systems towards sustainability. Such...

The technical leaflet introduces the rice–duck system, an agroecological practice that reduces chemical use by allowing ducks to control pests and weeds while naturally...

A synthesis of advices based on the results of experience on SRI led in Tan Duc Commune – Summer rice 2017

Gliricidia sepium is a fast-growing, nitrogen fixing leguminous tree, highly valued for its adaptability in Northern Laos. It could serve as a resilient live fence, or...

Shade trees are key partners for tea producers when well managed. Keeping tea plants 3–6 meters from shade trees gives the best mix of yield, soil protection, and good tea...

The negative effects of industrial agriculture have long been clear, and agroecology offers a multitude of solutions for the fundamental transformation of the agri-food system....

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,...

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...

A brief overview of how to boost the demand for organic products through consumer trust and product availability.

ການປູກເຂົ້ານາ ປະສົມປະສານກັບການລ້ຽງເປັດ ແລະ ປູກ ພືດລະດູແລ້ງ ໃນນາເຂົ້າ ແມ່ນວິທີການໜຶ່ງ ທີ່ສົ່ງສົ່ ຜົນເຮັດ ໃຫ້ການຜະລິດທີ່ຍືນຍົງ, ເຊີ່ງສາມາດເພີ່ມຜົນຜະລິດເຂົ້ານາ...

Dei Meas (Transition Financing) Farmers Share Their Experience on Adopting Cover Cropping in Battambang province

Did you know weaver ants are helpful for pest control? Weaver ants are considered farmers’ friends as they protect crops like cashews from pests. Introducing weaver ants is just...

Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina, Hymenoptera) have been used for more than 2,000 years for the suppression of insect pests in Asian mango and citrus orchards, thus...

This data set presents resources on Participatory rice varieties evaluation: - the technical leaflet presents step by step how to evaluate rice varieties together with farmers...

In the Mekong Region, agroecological approaches provide a niche alternative to the dominant traditional or intensive farming systems. We conducted a synthesis of current...

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...