Case study's fact sheet: Biogas in the district of Can Tho, Vietnam Civil society organizations: Farmer organization In practice since: Geographic focus: Vietnam School of agroecology: Conservation agriculture   Read More

Case study's fact sheet: Ta Thi Nguyen farm Civil society organizations: Farmer organization In practice since: Geographic focus: Vietnam School of agroecology: System of Rice Intensification (SRI) >>> See on map   Read More

Case study's fact sheet: Tam Viet farm Civil society organizations: Farmer organization In practice since: 2015 Geographic focus: Vietnam School of agroecology: Integrated farming >>> See on map   Read More

Case study's fact sheet: Nong Trai Ech Op farm Civil society organizations: Farmer organization In practice since: 2014 Geographic focus: Vietnam School of agroecology: Integrated farming >>> See on map   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

Title of document: Organic Directory in Vietnam Authors: Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Year of publication: Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example:…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary:   Read More

Title of document: Participatory Guarantee System Learning Series - Case Study 1 “PGS organic in Thanh Xuan, Hanoi – An example of sustainability” Authors: VECO Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: VECO, ALiSEA Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example: PGS organic in Thanh Xuan, Hanoi –  An example of sustainability; Context; PGS operational model; PGS’ performance in Thanh Xuan…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) is a low-cost quality assurance mechanism that guarantees the quality of agricultural products and has the potential to regain consumers’ trust. Implemented in 66 countries worldwide, it has been used in Vietnam for over 10 years. As part of the project “Capitalisation of Participatory Guarantee System experiences in Vietnam for upscaling & institutionalisation”, Vietnam National University of Agriculture and Rikolto investigated all the existing PGS in Vietnam to assess their strengths and weaknesses and come up with recommendations on how to improve PGS in the Vietnamese context. This case study investigates the factors that made PGS Thanh Xuan the most successful PGS model in Vietnam and identifies some of the features that should be replicated by other PGS to improve their sustainability   Read More

Normal 0 false false false FR X-NONE TH /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-ansi-language:FR; mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;} Title of document: Building trust in safe and organic vegetable chains through Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) Authors: VECO Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: VECO, ALiSEA Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Context; What is PGS?; How does PGS work? What results have PGSs achieved in Vietnam?; What are current challenges?…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: A Policy Brief ²Building trust in safe and organic vegetable chains through Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS)²   Read More

Title of document: Participatory Guarantee System Learning Series - Case Study 2 “When PGS falters: key lessons for the improvement of PGS in Vietnam” Authors: VECO Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: VECO, ALiSEA Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example: When PGS falters: key lessons for the improvement of PGS in Vietnam; Context; Challenges; Recommendations…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) is a low-cost quality assurance mechanism that guarantees the quality of agricultural products and has the potential to regain consumers’ trust. Implemented in 66 countries worldwide, it has been used in Vietnam for over 10 years. As part of the project “Capitalisation of Participatory Guarantee System experiences in Vietnam for upscaling & institutionalisation”, Vietnam National University of Agriculture and Rikolto investigated all the existing PGS in Vietnam to assess their strengths and weaknesses and come up with recommendations on how to improve PGS in the Vietnamese context. The case study below looks at one PGS in particular which has struggled with sustainability and operational effectiveness   Read More

Title of document: 10 years of Participatory Guarantee Systems in Vietnam –A Capitalisation Study Authors: VECO Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: VECO, ALiSEA Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example: 10 years of Participatory Guarantee Systems in Vietnam – A Capitalisation Study; How does PGS work in Vietnam? …) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Executive Summary: 10 years of Participatory Guarantee Systems in Vietnam –A Capitalisation Study   Read More