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: IFOAM Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: IFOAM Year of publication: 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: A win-win situation for both farmers and private companies “A case study of tea marketing in Phu Tho, Vietnam” Authors: Vredeseilanden/VECO Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Vredeseilanden/VECO Year of publication: 2013 Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Tea sector Vietnam; The tea chain in Yen Lap district; Towards a business organization, high quality and good price; Results and future perspectives…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Tea is the second most popular drink in the world, after water. For a number of developing countries, including Vietnam, tea is an important commodity in terms of jobs and export earnings. However, as with many other agricultural commodities, real primary producer prices have fallen dramatically over the last three decades. VECO is active in Yen Lap district, Phu Tho province, where tea is a major crop, often accounting for over 40% of family income. Chain development is seen as an approach which can improve the quality of the tea by developing strong market linkages and collective actions, resulting in a better income for farmers.   Read More

Title of document: Income Distribution in Vietnam’s Rice Value Chain Authors: Tran Cong Thang Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: IPSARD Year of publication: 2017 Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Introduction; Distribution of profits in the domestic rice value chain; Distribution of profits in the value chain of rice export ; Conclusion…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The main actors in the Vietnamese rice value chain are farmers (paddy growers), traders, processors (drying, milling, polishing), and food trading and export enterprises. Of these, many export enterprises have owned milling and polishing systems to meet the conditions of rice export in accordance with Decree 109/2010/ND-CP. In this case, the export enterprises have also played the role of processors as well as exporters in the value chain   Read More

Title of document: What limits agricultural intensification in Cambodia? The Role of Emigration, Agricultural Extension Services and Credit Constraints Authors: TONG Kimsun, HEM Socheth and Paulo SANTOS Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: CDRI Year of publication: 2011 Geographic focus: Cambodia Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Introduction; Literature review; Data; Empirical approach and estimates; Conclusion …) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: This paper attempts to define the factors which determine emigration and rice doublecropping, i.e. rice cultivation on the same plot twice per year, by rural households in Cambodia, and investigates whether these decisions influence each other using data from a two-period panel survey of 231 households in three provinces in rural Cambodia. In the analysis, we take into account possible correlation between these decisions (through estimating a seemingly unrelated bivariate probit model) and unobserved heterogeneity among farmers (through estimating a random-effects probit model). It is found that rice double-cropping and emigration decisions are not closely inter-related. We can also conclude that the availability of water and agricultural land are the key determinants of rice double-cropping. Households which rely on animal draught power for agricultural production are unlikely to engage in rice double-cropping. Policies aimed at increasing irrigation and providing socioeconomic land concessions in rural areas may play a critical role in improving agricultural production.   Read More

Title of document: Current Use of Pesticides in the Agricultural Products of Cambodia Authors: Visarto Preap and Kang Sareth Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: MAFF Year of publication: Geographic focus: Cambodia Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Introduction; Pesticide use; Feature actions; Conclusion…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Lack of law enforcement to farmers especially those who greatly depend on using pesticides created a big challenge for pesticide management in Cambodia; banned and restricted pesticides are widely available in the local markets. Counterfeit and illegal pesticide products are often found in unregistered pesticide shops/retailers. To fight against these challenges Cambodia shall take priority actions: improve border inspection on circulation of pesticides, and strengthening pesticide management law.   Read More

Title of document: Consultation and Feedback Workshop on "Lao Agro-Biodiversity Information and Knowledge Sharing Platform" Development Authors: FAO, NAFRI, TABI Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: FAO, NAFRI, TABI Year of publication: 2017 Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Introduction; Main Objective; Key Issues / Outputs / Discussion Points; Next Steps and pathways…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Workshop report for Consultation and Feedback Workshop on "Lao Agro-Biodiversity Information and Knowledge Sharing Platform" Development, August 23, 2017, at the NAFRI Meeting Hall   Read More

Title of document: Integrated Nutrient–Weed Management under mechanised Dry Direct Seeding (DDS) is essential for sustained smallholder adoption in rainfed lowland rice (Oryza Sativa L.) Authors: Pheng Sengxua, Tamara Jackson, Phetsamone Simali, Leigh K. Vial, Khamsouk Douangboupha, Elizabeth Clarke, Dome Harnpichitvitaya and LEN J. WADE Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Cambridge University Press Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusion…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/experimental-agriculture/article/integrated-nutrientweed-management-under-mechanised-dry-direct-seeding-dds-is-essential-for-sustained-smallholder-adoption-in-rainfed-lowland-rice-oryza-sativa-l/9BF9B05F08CFE5505AC994E5F1234274 Summary: In rainfed lowland rice-based systems, increasing labour scarcity due to off-farm employment is encouraging farmers to switch from transplanting to dry direct seeding (DDS). To assure stable productivity at a level comparable with or superior to transplanting, DDS management must ensure rice seedlings have access to nutrients in order to be competitive with weeds, which must also be suppressed. This paper examined farmer perceptions of DDS using a farmer survey, and used on-farm experiments to examine responses of rainfed lowland rice to integrated nutrient–weed management, based around mechanized DDS. In the survey, weeds were the biggest problem faced by farmers in using DDS (61%). In 90% of cases, farmers reported that weeds had increased under DDS, with most farmers (78%) controlling weeds by hand. All farmers said they would use DDS in the following season (100%), due to labour savings (47%), timeliness of operations, improved productivity, low investment or a combination of these (44%). In on-farm experiments, banding nutrients with the seed at sowing enhanced early dry matter of rice, while early weed dry matter was reduced. Early weed control using ducklings or hand weeding reduced weed competition and increased rice growth, with ducklings providing additional yield benefits over hand weeding. Early increases in seedling vigour of rice, and in weed suppression, carried through to greater dry matter and yield of rice at maturity. Integrated nutrient–weed management in mechanized DDS increased DDS yields, reduced DDS yield variability and contributed to sustainability of DDS rice systems.   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: Integrated Agriculture “ກະສິກໍາປະສົມປະສານ” _ ສະບັບພາສາລາວ Authors: ຮສ. ອິນທອງ ສົມພູ; ຮສ. ທອງຫຼອມ ພົມມະວົງ; ເຢັງລີ 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: ການເຮັດກະສິກໍາ; ກະສິກໍາແບບປະສົມປະສານ; ລະບົບການປູກພືດຮ່ວມກັບການລ້ຽງສັດນໍ້າ; ຫຼັກການປູກພືດແບບປະສົມປະສານ…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: ເນື້ອໃນໃນໜັງສືເຫຼັ້ມນີ້ມີການພົວພັນລະຫວ່າງການພັດທະນາຫຼັກການກະສິກໍາແບບປະສົມປະສານ, ເປັນທິດສະດີ ແລະ ວິທີການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດນໍາໃຊ້ຕົວຈິງ, ເປັນການນໍາໃຊ້ຊັບພະຍາກອນທໍາມະຊາດ ແລະ ສິ່ງ ແວດລ້ອມ ແລະ ການອະນຸລັກກະສິກໍາ ຊຶ່ງມີເນື້ອໃນທີ່ເນັ້ນເຖິງຄວາມສໍາຄັນຂອງກະສິກໍາແບບປະສົມປະສານ ເປັນພິເສດ ເພື່ອການຜະລິດການກະສິກໍາໃຫ້ມີຄວາມຍືນຍົງ   Read More

Title of document: Agroforestry “ກະສິກໍາປ່າໄມ້” _ ສະບັບພາສາລາວ Authors: ປທ. ຄໍາຄູ່ອງ ເພັງຈັນທະມາລີ; ປອ. ສາຍທອງ  ວິໄລວົງ; ປທ. ກອງແກ້ວ ສຸກັນຍາ; ປຕ. ນ. ພວງມະນີ ພົມມະນີມິດ; ປຕ. ສີສະໝອນ ໄຊຍະກັນຍາ; ປຕ. ນ. ຄໍາເຫືອງ ເພັດສົມພອນ 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: ຄວາມຮູ້ທົ່ວໄປຂອງລະບົບກະສິກໍາປ່າໄມ້; ອົງປະກອບຂອງລະບົບກະສິກໍາປ່າໄມ້; ການຈັດແບ່ງລະບົບກະສິກໍາປ່າໄມ້ ໃນໂລກ ແລະໃນ ສປປ ລາວ; ການວາງແຜນພັດທະນາລະບົບກະສິກໍາປ່າໄມ້…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: ເນື້ອໃນໃນໜຼັງສືເຫຼັ້ມນີ້ແບ່ງເປຼັນຫຼາຍບົດ, ມີເນື້ອໃນທີ່ເນັ້ນເຖິງຄວາມສໍາຄັນ ຂອງກະສິກໍາປ່າໄມ້ໃນລະບົບຕ່າງໆ ເພື່ອການນໍາໃຊ້ເຂົ້າໃນການຜະລິດກະສິກໍາໃຫ້ມີຄວາມຍືນຍົງ   Read More