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.
PFHA is the leading family health association striving to provide all people with innovative and up-to-date RH information and quality services by empowering individuals through raising awareness of RH knowledge, information, and services and improving the quality of RH care and services for its beneficiaries in collaboration with Government authorities, relevant stakeholders, and other civil society organizations. PFHA has a partnership with CARE International in Lao PDR (CARE) to implement “Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health through reducing early marriage in Remote Ethnic Communities in Lao PDR Project” which gets financial support from BMZ through CARE. This project aims to accomplish the goals and objectives of the communities responding to reduce early marriage in Remote Ethnic Communities in Dakchung and Lamam districts, Sekong Province. Therefore, PFHA is seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to work for the project as a full-time staff and they will be based in Sekong Province. The below positions are available for candidates to apply: Project Manager Key Responsibilities: Project Management Project Coordination; Partnership Building; Project Setting; Capacity Building Staff Supervision Technical Assistance Advocacy Monitoring and Evaluation Project Reporting Apply Local thought Essential Selection Criteria: University degree in social science, community/rural development or equivalent, especially a bachelor’s […]
Background As far as Laos is concerned, the GoL has prioritized “Clean Agriculture” in their national agenda for development, and set the vision for Agriculture Development Strategy 2016-2025 as “ensuring food security, producing comparative and competitive potential agricultural commodities, developing clean, safe and sustainable agriculture and shift gradually to the modernization of a resilient and productive agriculture economy, linking with rural development contributing to the national economic basis”. In line with Lao PDR’s commitment to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), in 2018 of the Government of Lao PDR (GoL) adopted the Green Growth Policy and issued a directive to all Ministries to ensure that goals of the Green Growth Policy are incorporated in the implementation of the remainder of the 8th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (NSEDP) 2016-2020 and in the preparation of the 9th NSEDP 2021 – 2025. In Laos, there is an increased interest from various stakeholders to support farmers in transitioning towards and adopting more sustainable and agroecological practices. However, they face similar challenges in monitoring and demonstrating the impacts of such practices which hinder their capacities to advocate for broader support and promote their dissemination. Such an issue has been at the core of […]
We’re pleased to announce about up-coming online workshop “Expanding Access to Canadas Organic Agri-Foods Market for ASEAN SMEs” support by TFO Canada cooperate with COrAA. This event will greatly help your company prepare in exporting to Canada, by providing you with: Insights on the Canada market for your product(s) the profile of buyers and how to engage with them Useful business strategies. This 5 days workshop will run as an online training by zoom. It will take place from 23-27 Nov 2020 from 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM Most importantly, the course is free of charge for COrAA members. Non-Member of COrAA is also welcome to join if you being COrAA’s member. As the next step, we kindly ask you to confirm your participation in this training course by email before 12 OCT 2020 to [email protected] or [email protected] by including your personal and company name. For more information please contact: [email protected], Tel:096 976 7031 or 099 822 136
