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.
Background Rikolto in Vietnam (previously VECO Vietnam) is a member of Rikolto, an international NGO with its International Office in Leuven, Belgium. Rikolto’s mission is to enable and support smallholder farmers to take up their role in rural poverty alleviation and to contribute to feeding a growing world population in a sustainable way. Rikolto is currently implementing the 2017 – 2021 programme “Supporting Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Value Chain Development Benefitting Smallholder Farmers in Vietnam” with a focus on vegetable and rice value chains. In July 2018, Rikolto started implementing the project “Development of an integrated farming model combining climate and water-smart rice production with income-generating aquaculture for the youth and women in An Giang province, Vietnam”. This project is a first step to making our target rice value chains more gender- and youth-sensitive, environmentally-friendly and climate-smart. The current rice cropping model implemented in the project’s target area (Tan Tuyen commune in An Giang province) is that of triple cropping based on the succession of 3 rice growing seasons per year. Controlled by a system of dykes, natural flooding does not take place at all or comes via sluice gate operation, reducing the natural rate of sediment deposition. The sediment […]
Do you feel that organic agriculture is a key for a sustainable and fair development in the Mekong region? Do you believe that agroecology is a promising approach to protect people’s health and the environment? Do you also admire farmers who are developing innovative agroecology initiatives? Then, help us to showcase the beauty and the diversity of agroecology initiatives in the Mekong region. Pick one of the many agroecology initiatives implemented by innovative farmers in the region and share with us your best photo from the field. The deadline for submission is the 30th of September 2018. Your photos must be sent to the email address: agroecologynetworksea@gmail.com. All photos must be related to one of these four thematic categories related to agroecology: – Agroecology in practices – Youth and Agroecology – Marketing agroecological products – Biodiversity and Agroecology The 20 best photos will be selected and displayed during the Regional Forum “Agroecology futures”, taking place in Siem Reap, in Cambodia, during the week of the 5th of November 2018. Photographers will benefit from a high visibility during the event. Out of the 20 photos of the exhibition, 3 will be elected by the participants during the Regional Forum and will […]
Workshop Objectives: The objective of workshop is to share the results of Rice – Potato – Rice rotational model; discuss about the results of study and also to get the comment to improve the study and also to disseminate the research model to practice. Time: From 8 AM to 11:30 AM of 22 June Location: Meeting room of Tan Duc Commune, Phu Binh District, Thai Nguyen Province Number of Participants: about 50 people Participants: The representatives of local authorities of Phu Binh District, Provincial Extension Center, District Extension Center, Phu Tho High Tech Agricultural materials Seeding Company, farmers, ICC staffs. The results of Workshop: After the presentation of ICC about the study on SRI- Potatoes rotation model and reports from the farmers implementing the study. There are comments for the project report as follows: The study has showed some issues of rice production in Tan Duc Commune. The data results of study has also showed economic efficiency, society and environment of rice production of Tan Duc Commune between traditional rice cultivation model and SRI model, rotational Rice – Rice and Rice – Potatoes – Rice model. The study has also showed some advantages and difficulties of farmers when they join […]
