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.
On behalf of the Secretariat of the Sub Sector Working Group for Farmers and Agribusiness (SSWG-FAB) I am pleased to invite you to our next meeting which will be held at DTEAP, Houay Nyang, on Monday afternoon, 25th March 2019. Look at map Here is a copy of the official invitation and the agenda in both Lao and English languages. Everybody is welcome! As you will see, the coffee sector is a focus of two presentations, and there will be plenty of coffee from Northern Laos to drink! We will also be hearing about recent and planned activities of the Lao Farmer Network. As always, the agenda includes a lot of time for discussion and networking. Registration opens at 12:00 when lunch will also be available for those who can come early. The meeting starts at 13:00 pm and is expend to wrap up around 16:00 pm If you have any question about the meeting, please don’t hesitate to contact at this email address. Secretariat Farmers and Agribusiness: [email protected]
Context The ACTAE project (Toward an Agroecological Transition in South East Asia) is organizing a one-day meeting to explore the role of research for development in the design of the second phase of the project. The ambition of the ACTAE project is to contribute to an ecological intensification of agriculture with positive impacts on food safety production, poverty reduction and farming community organization in Southeast Asia. Since 2015, the project promotes the agroecology transition by facilitating synergies among diverse agroecology initiatives in Lao PDR, Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam. As the ACTAE project is entering into its final period, AFD officially announced its continuous support to agroecology, in particular by funding a second phase of the project. A feasibility study, entrusted to Marion Treboux (IRAM) and Jean Marie Brun (ARTE FACT Development and Agri-Food Consulting), started at the end of November 2018. The objectives of the feasibility study are to define the main structural components, partnership and priorities of an ACTAE 2 project. The conclusions of the study will be delivered in February or March 2019 for a start of the phase 2 of the project expected in September 2019. Overall objective of the meeting The objective of the meeting is […]
Please join the Farmer Forum on Agroecology Practices and Food Sovereignty organized by Kalyana Mitta Development Foundation (KMF). This forum aims at fostering knowledge and experience sharing on agroecology among stakeholders with a specific focus on seed production and Land tenure system. In addition, special lecture and panel discussion on agroecology practices will be conducted. The forum intend to develop future cooperation of farmer alliance on agroecological practices in Myanmar. Date: 22nd and 23rd March 2019 Time: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM Venue: Central Agriculture Research and Training Center (CARTC), Hlegu Township, Yangon. Contact Person: Ar Kar Hein (09 450 224 219), [email protected], Moe Myint Thandar (09 258 970 084).
