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Improving Food Safety in Traditional Markets: a Risk-based Approach for...
Poor food safety hinders economic development and widens health inequalities. Traditional markets in Vietnam drive 40% of food‑borne illness. Without swift and coordinated... -
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).... -
Boost Agricultural Sustainability through Crop-Livestock Integration:...
Crop-Livestock Integration (CLI) through biomass exchanges between crop and livestock enhances the sustainability of mixed farming systems, improving production, autonomy,... -
Cattle Fattening
Cattle fattening leads to rapid growth and a shorter rearing period to be slaughtered than conventional raising (4-6 months) by providing high-quality feed in abundance. It... -
Rice-Duck System, reducing chemicals and increasing income
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... -
Increase Productivity in Paddy Rice Field: Integrating Cover Crop,...
Integrating paddy rice cultivation, duck raising, and dry-season cropping is an effective approach to sustainable farming. It increases rice yields through natural... -
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... -
Making silage from green raw fodder material
Making silage is a method of preserving and storing green feed through anaerobic fermentation (without oxygen). Silage can be made from a diversity of forage materials and... -
Exploring Intercropping Solutions for Livestock and Soil Improvement
In this insightful interview, we talk with Mr. Do Trong Hieu, a researcher from the Northern mountainous Agriculture and Forestry Science Institute (NOMAFSI), to discuss an...