Title of document: Conservation and development of the floating rice based agroecological farming systems in the Mekong delta

Authors/editor: Van Kien Nguyen & Charles Howie

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Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Pan Asia Pacific, RCRD, AGU, ALiSEA, SEARCA, SEMERNET, RUFFOR

Year of publication: 2018

Geographic focus: Vietnam & Mekong regional

Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Collaborative research: linking science and policies into agro-biodiversity conservation and development in the context of floating rice-based farming systems in the Mekong Region; A study of household economic conditions, knowledge and practices of farmers in Vinh Phuoc Commune, Tri Ton District, An Giang Province, Mekong Delta…)

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Summary:

This book is a systematic presentation of a collaborative multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional study and informs the development of future policies in agriculture conservation and development. The intention is to provide readers, especially our international colleagues in agriculture research, scientific data on agroecological farming systems in the upper floodplain of the Mekong Delta