Title of document: Resource Guide for Farmer-Trainers _ Based on: Organic Farming - Organic Agricultural College, Denmark IFOAM Training Manual for Organic Agriculture in the Tropics Authors: Koen den Braber Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: ADDA Organic project Year of publication: 2007 Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Introduction; The Living Soil; Soil and Water Management; Farm Nutrient Balance; Plant Nutrition - Keeping the Balance…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Organic farming tries to work with nature as much as possible. This applies both to the crops and animals, which provide the basis for our survival, as well as the surrounding natural environment Organic agriculture constitutes only a small portion in the world's agriculture, rarely constituting a few percent of a country's farming sector. Governmental support for research, extension or marketing in organic farming is still very low in most countries. Nevertheless, organic farming at present has promising growth rates all over the world   Read More

Title of document: Organic Agriculture “ກະສິກໍາອິນຊີ” _ ສະບັບພາສາລາວ Authors: ປອ. ພຸດທະສອນ ສີບຸນນະວົງ; ທະວີສິດ ບຸນຍາສຸກ; ຜ່ອງໄສ ບົວສານຸວົງ Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: GRET/ALiSEA, NOuL Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues / topics addressed (for example: ຫຼັກການ ແລະ ແນວທາງກະສິກໍາອິນຊີ; ກະສິກໍາອິນຊີກັບການພັດທະນາແບບຢັ່ງຢືນ; ກະສິກໍາ ອິນຊີກັບຄວາມໜັ່ນຄົງດ້ານອາຫານ; ມາດຕະຖານກະສິກໍາອິນຊີ ແລະ ການກວດສອບຮັບຮອງ; ຫຼັກການກະສິກໍາອິນຊີລາວ…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: ໃນປະຈບຸັນນີ້ຜົນກະທົບຈາກພິດໄພຈາກສານເຄມີ ແລະ ບັນຫາຄວາມເຊື່ອມໂຊມຂອງລະບົບນິເວດຂອງການ ກະສິກໍາດັ່ງນັ້ນ, ຊາວກະສິກອນຜູ້ຜະລິດໄດ້ເລີ່ມປັບປ່ຽນລະບົບການຜະລິດຈາກການກະເສດທີ່ເພີ່ງພາການໃຊ້ສານເຄມີ ມາເປັນລະບົບການຜະລິດທີ່ເພີ່ງພາກົນໄກນິເວດທໍາມະຊາດ ທີ່ຫຼາຍໆຄົນ ເອີ້ນວ່າ “ກະສິກໍາອິນຊີ” ປະກອບກັບການຕື່ນຕົວຂອງຜູ້ບໍລິໂພກກ່ຽວກັບຄວາມປອດໄພຂອງອາຫານ ແລະ ຄວາມສໍາຄັນຂອງກນອະນຸລັກຮັກສາສະພາບແວດລ້ອມ ເຮັດໃຫ້ຜູ້ບໍລິໂພກເອງເລີ່ມຫັນມາໃຫ້ກັບສະໜັບສະໜູນຜະລິດຕະພັນທີ່ໄດ້ຈາກຂະບວນການຜະລິດທີ່ຫຼີກລ້ຽງການໃຊ້ສານເຄມີ ແລະ ເປັນມິດຕໍ່ສີ່ງແວດລ້ອມ ຂະບວນການກະສິກໍາອິນຊີຈຶ່ງໄດ້ເລີ່ມກໍ່ຕົວຂຶ້ນໃນປະເທດຕ່າງໆທົ່ວໂລກ. ຜູ້ພະຍາຍາມອະທີບາຍວ່າ ກະສິກໍາອິນຊີເປັນສ່ວນໜຶ່ງຂອງກະສິກໍາ ຢັ່ງຢືນ ເຊີ່ງຍັງມີແນວທາງ ການກະສິກໍາ ຢັ່ງຢືນອື່ນໆອີກ ເຊັ່ນ: ກະສິກໍາ ປະສົມປະສານ, ກະສິກໍາ ທໍາມະຊາດ  ແລະ ອື່ນໆ ເຊີ່ງທີ່ຈີງແລ້ວ ແນວທາງການກະສິ ກໍາ ເຫຼົ່ານີ້ເປັນພຽງແຕ່ເທັກນິກການຜະລິດ ຮູບແບບຂອງການຈັດການຟາມຂອງກະສິກໍາຢັ່ງຢືນ ທີ່ແຕກຕ່າງຕາມ ຄວາມຫຼາກຫຼາຍຂອງສະພາບນິເວດທ້ອງຖີ່ນ ແລະ ເງື່ອນໄຂຂອງຄອບຄົວກະສິກໍາ ແຕ່ໂດຍລວມແລ້ວ ແນວທາງກະສິ ກໍາ ເຫຼົ່ານີ້ຕັ້ງຢູ່ບົນແນວຄິດ ແລະ ຫຼັກການດຽວກັນ ແລະ ບໍ່ວ່າຈະຖຶກເອີ້ນ ນີຍາມແບບໃດ ກະສິກໍາອິນຊີໄດ້ພິສູດຕົວເອງໃນທຸກຫົນແຫ່ງທົ່ວໂລກວ່າ ເປັນການກະສິກໍາ ທີ່ມີບົດບາດສໍາຄັນໃນການອະນຸລັກຮັກສາ ແລະ ຟື້ນຟູສີ່ງແວດລ້ອມ   Read More

Title of document: Agroecological initiatives: empowering youth, building local knowledge Authors: Ms. Rith Viraklakkhena Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Vivre de sa Terre Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Cambodia Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Sustainability of smallholder farming in the next generation?; Teaching students to think for themselves; Field activities training……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: This presentation for Symposium on Climate Change Resilience – turning a buzz-word into action, 14 June 2018, Phnom Penh, Cambodia   Read More

Title of document: Resilience Based Programming Authors: Mikael Ashorn Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Finn Church Aid Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Cambodia Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Concept of resilience; Resilience based programming; A voice from the field……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: This presentation for Symposium on Climate Change Resilience – turning a buzz-word into action, 14 June 2018, Phnom Penh, Cambodia   Read More

Title of document: DALam’s Posters - Lao version Authors: DALam Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: MAF Year of publication: Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues / topics addressed (for example: These Posters include: How to do BE, Composting, Soil Doctor, Erosion and conservation……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: These Posters are products by Department of Agriculture Land Management (DALam), MAF   Read More

Title of document: DALam’s Brochures - Lao Version Authors: DALam Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: MAF Year of publication: Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues / topics addressed (for example: These brochures include: How to do BE, Composting, Corn plantation, soil erosion and conservation……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: These brochures are products by Department of Agriculture Land Management (DALam), MAF   Read More

Title of document: Briefing Note “Adding values to agriculture: A vision & roadmap for sustainable development in the Lao Uplands” Authors: Jean-Christophe Castella, Khamsone Sysanhouth, Thatheva Saphangthong, Michael Victor, Micah Ingalls, Pascal Lienhard, Andrew Bartlett, Sengphachanh Sonethavixay, Souvanthong Namvong, Isabelle Vagneron, Pierre Ferrand Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: MAF, FAO, NUoL, SU, CIRAD, HELVETAS, IRD, GIZ, GRET, UE, AFD Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues / topics addressed (for example: This document is part of the knowledge products from the Lao Uplands Initiative (LUI) that was initiated between November 2017 and June 2018. The LUI had 3 folded objectives: 1/ Take stock of knowledge about green growth in the Lao Uplands: opportunities and challenges; 2/ Develop a common vision for the future that would feed policy processes (new policy department of MAF); 3/ Provide guidance to strategic planning of different institutions at MAF including new department on policies and other ministries……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: These documents include: Briefing Note “Adding values to agriculture: A vision & roadmap for sustainable development in the Lao Uplands” and Posters   Read More

Title of document: Promoting agroecology farming for self-reliant livelihood of local upland farmers through documenting the case of native eco-vegetables of the Hmong community of Long Lan village, Luang Prabang district, Luang Prabang province, (LAO - EN - VN versions) Authors: SPERI / CHESH Lao Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: SPERI Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Laos Main issues / topics addressed: Rotational farming, traditional farming, agroecology, eco-farming, Hmong, natural resources management, local knowledge, native species, Luang Prabang, Laos, customary law, ecological vegetables   School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): http://speri.org/eng/detail/Promoting-agroecology-farming-for-self-reliant-livelihood-of-local-upland-farmers-in-Luang-Prabang-Laos-205.html Summary: This document contains the local knowledge of the Hmong ethnic group of Long Lan village, Luang Prabang district, Luang Prabang province, Lao PDR. It relates to community institutions in the management of natural resources, agricultural practices, and animal husbandry, as well as the behavior of the people towards natural ecosystems.   Read More

Title of document: Case study “Integration of the ecological vegetables and community cattle breeding in Long Lan village, Luang Prabang province, Laos” Authors: SPERI Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: SPERI, GRET/ALiSEA, AFD Year of publication: Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues / topics addressed (for example:……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary:   Read More

Title of document: Case study “Transition from traditional rotational shifting cultivation to growing ecological vegetables in Long Lan village, Luang Prabang province, Laos” Authors: SPERI Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: SPERI, GRET/ALiSEA, AFD Year of publication: Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Introduction; Principles of the agroecology practice in Long Lan; Conclusion……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Case study “Transition from traditional rotational shifting cultivation to growing ecological vegetables in Long Lan village, Luang Prabang province, Laos”   Read More