Title of document: Presentations from the Regional Forum on Promoting Sustainable Agriculture in the Mekong Sub-Region towards Food Security, An Giang University, Vietnam 6-7 November 2017

Authors:

Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: An Giang University, ALiSEA, SEARCA

Year of publication: 2017

Geographic focus: Mekong Region

Summary: The Mekong Sub-region is rapidly becoming a new frontier of economic growth in Southeast Asia due to its rich human and natural capital (ADB 2017). Its suitability for a wide range of crops has made agriculture one of the sub-region’s important economic sectors. It has also led to increased trade and investment linked to regional integration. More than two-thirds of the population of the countries comprising the Mekong Sub-region rely heavily on agriculture for their livelihoods (WWF Greater Mekong). These countries are Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. The People's Republic of China (Yunnan Province) is a part of this sub-region but for purposes of this forum is not included.

The forum aimed to share research findings from SEARCA SFRT grantees across the Mekong Sub-Region, as well as develop research to address gaps, towards the promotion of ecological farming, adaptation to climate change, and improving rural livelihoods and food security.

This forum covered Seed Fund for Research and Training (SFRT) research from 2013 to 2016 where 11 out of 15 studies of Vietnamese and Myanmar grantees are relevant to the above subject (none from Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Thailand for the period). The expected participants were selected local researchers from universities in Vietnam, particularly in the Mekong Delta, SFRT grantees and SEARCA Fellows/scholarship alumni from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand.

It also featured research conducted by the Research Center for Rural Development (RCRD) of An Giang University under the project component Agroecology Learning Alliance in South East Asia (ALiSEA). The ALiSEA component supports activities aimed at increasing visibility and credibility of the agroecology movement, and scaling up the development and adoption of agroecological practices among farmers.

Here are the presentations of the Seed Fund for Research and Training (SFRT) research from 2013 to 2016:

Assessment of Impacts of and Adaptation to CC in Fisheries and Agriculture - Mac Nhu Binh

Assessment of the Impact of CC to Aquaculture Fisheries Household - NTHDiep

Assessment of Traditional Rice Based Farming Systems - LT Phong

Climate Change Impact on Rice Production and Adaptation - Huynh Viet Khai

Enhancing Marketing Capacity for Agriculture Cooperatives - QTXuan

Gender roles and relationship in water management - Nguye Van Thai

Impact of Rural Out-migration on the Resilience of Agricultural - Seinn Seinn Mu

Promoting Sustainable Agriculture in the Mekong Sub-Region_ Ngo Thanh Son