Title of document: Strengthening sustainable food systems through geographical indications Authors: Emilie Vandecandelaere; Catherine Teyssier; Dominique Barjolle; Philippe Jeanneaux; Stéphane Fournier; Olivier Beucherie Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: FAO/EBRD Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Asia & Mekong regional Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Background: what does the literature have to say about geographical indications and their impacts?; Framework of analysis; GI processes and their economic impacts; Synthesis of causal mechanisms and success factors …) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): www.fao.org/3/I8737EN/i8737en.pdf Summary: This study seeks to provide empirical evidence on the economic impacts that are generated through the GI process, beginning with the official recognition of a GI and the steps that follow. It focuses on the food sector and reviews nine cases, offering a variety of national contexts and local value chains. The approach considers “operational” GI processes: those in which a code of practice (or specifications) is defined and the GI is used and managed by a collective organization. The cases are: Colombian coffee, Darjeeling tea (India), Futog cabbage (Serbia), Kona coffee (United States), Manchego cheese (Spain), Penja pepper (Cameroon), Taliouine saffron (Morocco), Tête de Moine cheese (Switzerland) and Vale dos Vinhedos wine (Brazil). A specific methodological framework (detailed in the annex) has been developed based on qualitative and quantitative analysis of each case thanks to field work carried out by Masters and PhD students, so as to identify the economic impacts of GI processes and define the mechanisms involved.   Read More

Title of document: Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Asia and the Pacific Authors: Madhav Karki (co-chair, Nepal), Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu (co-chair, Sri Lanka); Sana Okayasu (IPBES), Wataru Suzuki (IPBES); Lilibeth A. Acosta (Philippines/Germany), Yousef Alhafedh (Saudi Arabia), Jonathan A. Anticamara (Philippines), Anne-Gaëlle Ausseil (New Zealand), Kirsten Davies (Australia),  Alexandros Gasparatos (Greece/Japan), Haripriya Gundimeda (India), Faridah-Hanum Ibrahim (Malaysia), Ryo Kohsaka (Japan), Ritesh Kumar (India), Shunsuke Managi (Japan), Wu Ning (China), Asha Rajvanshi (India), Gopal S. Rawat (India), Philip Riordan (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Shyam Sharma (India), Amjad Virk (Pakistan), Changyong Wang (China), Tetsukazu Yahara (Japan), Youn Yeo-Chang (Republic of Korea). Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: IPBES Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Asia & Mekong region Main issues / topics addressed (for example: …) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): https://www.ipbes.net/assessment-reports/asia-pacific Summary: Summary for policymakers of the IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Asia and the pacific   Read More

Title of document: Agro-ecology: evaluation methods for its effects and conditions for development Authors: GTAE Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: GTAE, AFD and FFEM Year of publication: 2017 Geographic focus: Asia & Mekong region Main issues / topics addressed (for example: …) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Proceedings of the exchange and methodological construction workshop on the 14th and 15th of December 2017 This paper is intended to present the work carried out during the seminar held on the 14th and 15th of December 2017 by the work group on agroecological transitions (GTAE) and is devoted to the evaluation methods of agroecology.   Read More

Title of document: PGS Handbook for the Greater Mekong Sub Region: How Participatory Guarantee Systems can develop and function Authors: IFOAM Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: ADB, Greater Mekong Sub Region, IFOAM, FAO Year of publication: 2017 Geographic focus: Asia & Mekong region Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Background; Key elements and compliance; Structure and organization; Final Remarks and Recommendations …) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): https://www.ifoam.bio/sites/default/files/pgs_handbook_gms.pdf Summary: This publication builds on the IFOAM PGS Guidelines, a publication that was first commissioned and funded by IFOAM – Organics International through its “IFOAM - Organics International - Growing Organic” program (I-GO), funded by Hivos, Netherlands and the “Fund for Sustainable Biodiversity Management” of the Dutch Government. The publication was revised and adapted for the Greater Mekong Subregion from 2014 to 2016 with support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the framework of the TA 8163 PGS project and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the framework of the TCP/RAS/3510.   Read More

Title of document: Broadening the scope…”Mindful Markets Asia Forum & social enterprise course” Authors: Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Thailand Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Introduction; Mission…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation for Regional experience sharing workshop “Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) to promote agroecology in the Mekong Region” 1st to 3rd October 2018, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR.   Read More

Title of document: The Timbaktu Collective Authors: The Timbaktu Collective Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: The Timbaktu Collective Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: India Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Where we are from?; The Story of Timbaktu; PGS in the Timbaktu Collective; PGS Organic Council (INDIA)…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation for Regional experience sharing workshop “Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) to promote agroecology in the Mekong Region” 1st to 3rd October 2018, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR.   Read More

Title of document: Organic PGS in Thailand Authors: Vitoon Panyakul Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Earth Net Foundation / Green Net Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Thailand Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Thai PGS Organic+ (network); Thai Organic PGS Federation; Key Challenges; Future Plan / Scaling Up…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation for Regional experience sharing workshop “Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) to promote agroecology in the Mekong Region” 1st to 3rd October 2018, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR.   Read More

Title of document: Setting the scene: Why and how certify? Authors: Isabelle Vagneron Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: CIRAD Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: General Main issues / topics addressed (for example: The beginning: quality attributes; Standards & Certification; Why participatory guarantee systems?…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation for Regional experience sharing workshop “Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) to promote agroecology in the Mekong Region” 1st to 3rd October 2018, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR.   Read More

Title of document: Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) for Organic Agriculture Authors: IFOAM Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: IFOAM Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Asia Main issues / topics addressed (for example: The conceptualization of PGS, Current development of PGS worldwide, PGS development in Asia, PGS Information and tools…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation for Regional experience sharing workshop “Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) to promote agroecology in the Mekong Region” 1st to 3rd October 2018, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR.   Read More

Title of document: Presentations from the 4th Annual Meeting of The Mekong Extension Learning Alliance (MELA), 20-24 August 2018, Thailand Authors: MELA Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: SDC, Helvetas, MELA Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: SEA Main issues / topics addressed (for example:…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: MELA is an alliance formed to provide a forum for exchanges of agriculture extension and other important information on rural development in the Mekong region. The mission of MELA is to be a network for all stakeholders in agriculture and rural development in the Mekong Region to continuously learn and share knowledge and best practices with each other and from outside sources in advisory services for sustainable agriculture, marketing and rural development. The Fourth MELA meeting has been held from 20-24 August 2018 in Nonthaburi, Thailand   Read More