Agro-forestry is a collective name for land-use systems and technologies where woody perennials (trees, shrubs, palms, bamboos, etc.) are deliberately used on the same land-management units as agricultural crops and/or animals, in some form of spatial arrangement or temporal sequence. Agro-forestry is a dynamic, ecologically-based, natural resource management practice that,…
Conservation Agriculture (CA) is an agro-ecosystems management approach aimed at improving and sustaining agricultural productivity, increasing profits and food security while preserving and enhancing the resource base and the environment. CA is characterised by three interrelated principles.
Integrated agriculture provides high quality food and other products by using natural resources and regulating mechanisms rather than polluting chemical inputs to secure sustainable farming. The agronomic techniques and biological / physical / chemical methods are carefully selected and balanced taking into account the health of people (i.e. farmers and…
This section addresses integrated farming approaches that have been promoted as alternatives to Green Revolution agriculture since the 1990s for self-sufficient farming. The New Theory farming system in Thailand and the VAC system in Vietnam (VAC in Vietnamese is Vuon, Ao, Chuong which means “garden/pond/ livestock pen”) consist in highly…
Organic agriculture aims at sustaining the health of soils, ecosystems and people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and natural cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of chemical inputs with potentially adverse effects. Organic agriculture combines tradition, innovation and science to benefit the shared environment and promote…
The System of Rice Intensification, known as SRI is an agro-ecological approach for increasing rice productivity (and more recently other crops) by changing the management of plants, soil, water and nutrients.
ALiSEA Online Library contains a wide range of agro-ecology’s documents: backgrounds, case Studies and initiatives fact sheets, presentations, policy documents, toolkits and IEC Materials. All documents are searchable via their Agro-ecological School(s), country, or type. Access now.
Objectives: To share knowledge and experience on strategies to support Agroecology products and market linkage To promote knowledge and experiences exchange and foster learning among ALiSEA members. Date: 15th August 2022 Time: 14h00-17h00 (Cambodian time) Venue: Online workshop and please see the link here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuce6tqDwiGtLEZc4KQnDpYO-26I6HsTiM Participant: All ALiSEA members, people who are interested in topics Speakers: No Name Organizations/Institutions Topic 1 Mr. Prum Samat CFAP Cambodia Market facilitation and promote mushrooms to consumers 2 Mr. Toch Chamroeun Program manager of Sustainable Soil for Life Association (SSLA) Marketing agroecological vegetables with PGS 3 Mr. Lin Hem / Ms. Celia del Campo Dan Church Aid Learnings from the ‘Farmer to Farmer workshop on agroecological markets’ in Battambang 4 Mr. Guillaume Jumel Sustainable Soil for Life Association (SSLA) Marketing techniques and community market resilience 5 Mr. Soth Visal GRET, international NGO Strategies and experiences of supporting farmers on Agroecology products and market linkages Brief background of Speakers Prum Samat: CFAP Chairman, and Chairman of Torng Thlork Agricultural Cooperative, Email: [email protected] HP: 081 546 354 Toch Chamroeun, Prgram manager of SSLA, HP: 093 468 701 Hem Lina, Assistant Technical Advisor, Agroecology, climate Change and Innovation, DCA Cambodia, HP: 011 253 241 Celia del Campo, […]
Background Overall background of GI Regional project The French Development Agency has been supporting the development of the protection of Geographical Indications in South-East Asia since nearly 15 years, through support project at national level (Cambodia, Laos) and regional level. The project entitled “Promotion and recognition of Geographical Indications (GI) in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar has been prepared by AFD since 2018, and has started its implementation phase on the 6th of January 2020, for the duration of three years. A consortium gathering GRET, ARTE-FACT, CIRAD, Iram, Certipaq and REDD has been entrusted by AFD to act as the project implementing agency. In each country, the consortium is working in coordination with the Departments of Intellectual Property, in charge of GI registration and supervision. GI management associations (existing or to be established) are the other key stakeholder that the project is supporting in order to build the capacities for an effective management of selected Geographical Indications. The project is targeting in priority the following value-chains: Lao PDR: Khao Kai Noi rice, Komaen tea. Myanmar: Shwe Bo Paw San rice. Cambodia: Kampot sea salt, Kampong Speu palm sugar, Kampot pepper, Mondulkiri wild honey. Khao Kai Noi and Komaen tea Khao […]
Objectives: To strengthen knowledge and experience sharing on agroecology according to topics of interest raised by ALiSEA members; To encourage informal exchanges and foster learning among ALiSEA members; and To increase the visibility of agroecological initiatives. ALiSEA network has been held on the ALiSEA Network – thematic green talk – the series in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. The 3rd thematic meeting in Cambodia 3rd ALiSEA Network thematic session in Cambodia has been held on 17 March 2022, with the topic on “Share Experience on Challenges of Flood plains ‘irrigated perimeter“. There were about 32 participants from research center, NGOs, International NGOs, University lecturers, young farmers…. participating in the event. With the 3 speakers to share their experiences as: Mr. Phoeurk Raksmey: Project Manager of Center of Excellence on Agricultural Economic and Rural Development, presented on a topic of “Water management in Takeo province” Mrs Prémila Masse: Program manager Sustainable Food and agriculture system, presented on a topic of “Agroecology transition limits in Battambang province“ Mr. MIN Sophoan: Country Coordinator, AVSF Cambodia, presented on a topic of “Steung Chinit irrigation Scheme in Kampong Thom province” Here is the video recorded: The 3rd thematic meeting in Laos 3rd ALiSEA Network thematic session […]
