Title of document: Agroecology in times of COVID-19 Authors/editor: Miguel A Altieri and Clara Ines Nicholls Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: University of California, Berkeley and Centro Latinoamericano de Investigaciones Agroecológicas (CELIA) Year of publication: 2020 Geographic focus: Global level Main issues/ topics addressed (for example: …) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): http://celia.agroeco.org/ Summary: Most of our global problems: energy shortages, water scarcity, environmental degradation, climate change, economic inequality, food insecurity and others cannot be addressed in isolation, as these problems are interconnected and interdependent. When one of the problems is aggravated, the effects spread throughout the system, exacerbating the other problems.  Like never before, the systemic nature of our world has been revealed to us by the coronavirus pandemic:  human, animal and ecological health are closely linked. Is this one of the lessons that COVID -19 is here to teach us?  Regardless, the pandemic is undoubtedly a wakeup call to humanity to rethink our capitalist, highly consuming mode of development and the ways we relate to nature.  The times we live, demand a holistic response to the crisis, one that addresses the root causes behind the now obvious socioecological vulnerability and fragility of our globalized world…   Read More

Title of document: Farmers’ access to credit in the Lao PDR Authors/editor: NUOL & NAFRI Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: NUOL & NAFRI Year of publication: 2019 Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues/ topics addressed (for example: …) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): http://laofab.org/document/view/4237 Summary: This study evaluates the access to finance of three main agriculture activities including rice, pig, and maize. The main determinants of the access to finance experience in farming, education, land size and number of workers. Farmers with at least primary school education have a higher probability of obtaining credit than those who have no school attainment. The analysis of farmer credit risk, based base on the 5 Cs principle, suggests that most farmers have a relatively high level of risk, which is likely to limit their access to credit…   Read More

Title of document: Regional Workshop: Scaling-up Agroecology in ASEAN Higher Education to Meet SDGs and Ensure Climate Resilience, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, Thailand   26-27 June 2019 Authors/editor:                                                             Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: OHEC, CU, MJU, SEARCA, ALiSEA, UNESCO Year of publication: 2019 Geographic focus: Thailand Main issues/ topics addressed (for example: …) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: With support from the Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC) Thailand, Chulalongkorn University (CU) led a small multi-disciplinary policy studies and dialogue project on “ASEAN Way Forward for SDGs and COP21 through Social and Sustainability Sciences” contributing to the ASEAN Work Plan on Education (AWPE), 2016-2020 while Thailand was Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2019 under the theme: “Advancing Partnership for Sustainability.” Final report “Regional Workshop: Scaling-up Agroecology in ASEAN Higher Education to Meet SDGs and Ensure Climate Resilience, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, Thailand   26-27 June 2019”   Read More

Title of document: Non-Timber Forest Products in the Green Economy of Lao PDR Authors/editor: Micah L Ingalls, Phetsaphone Thanasack, Cornelia Hett, Andreas Heinimann, Khamphou Phyoyyavong Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: TABI Year of publication: 2020 Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues/ topics addressed (for example: …) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339301368_Non-Timber_Forest_Products_in_the_Green_Economy_of_Lao_PDR?fbclid=IwAR1zZxZOTIfXR-kecPZYrrPrJKe6n1fsvBwFQxe7O-OidjTs80dge1Ile_A Summary: Poster from The Agrobiodiversity Initiative Project which underlines the importance of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFP) for upland families in Laos.   Read More

Case study's fact sheet: Bounhome farm Civil society organizations: farmer In practice since: 2014 Geographic focus: Lao PDR School of agroecology: Organic Agriculture >>> See on map    Read More

Title of document: Geographical Indications in Lao PDR Authors/editor: Dr. Khanlasy KEOBOUNPHANH    Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: MOST Year of publication: 2019 Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues/ topics addressed (for example: Lao IP Law; Progress Status; Development Strategies; Challenges…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: A Presentation on Geographical Indications status in Lao PDR   Read More

Title of document: Geographical Indications in the ASEAN Region Authors/editor: ARISE+ IPR                                       Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: ARISE+ IPR, EU Year of publication: 2019 Geographic focus: South East Asia Main issues/ topics addressed (for example: overview about geographical indications in the ASEAN region; geographical indications protection in each ASEAN member state; protection of geographical indications in the European Union and international markets…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: A booklet on ASEAN Geographical Indications procedure and products The ARISE Plus Intellectual Property Rights (ARISE+ IPR) programme is one of the components under the Enhanced ASEAN Regional Integration Support from the European Union (EU)The overall objective of ACTAE project is to build durable and effective mechanisms to facilitate synergies among initiatives contributing to an agro-ecological transition in South East Asia. ARISE+ IPR programme supports regional integration through Intellectual Property (IP) cooperation and aims to upgrade the IP systems for creation, protection, utilisation, administration and enforcement, in line with international best practices and standards and the strategic objectives of the ASEAN Intellectual Property Rights Action Plan 2016-2025.   Read More

Title of document: Accompanying the Agro-ecological Transition in Southeast Asia 2015 - 2019 Authors/editor: Catherine Marquié, Lucie Reynaud    Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: CIRAD, GRET, AFD Year of publication: 2019 Geographic focus: South East Asia Main issues/ topics addressed (for example: …) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Final report for ACTAE regional project. The ACTAE regional project aims at promoting sustainable agriculture based on agroecology principles and practices in GMS - countries: mainly Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. The overall objective of ACTAE project is to build durable and effective mechanisms to facilitate synergies among initiatives contributing to an agro-ecological transition in South East Asia.   Read More

Title of document: Lao Organic Standard for Rice Authors/editor: DOA                                                   Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: DOA, MAF Year of publication: 2015 Geographic focus: Lao Main issues/ topics addressed (for example: …) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Guideline for Lao Organic Standard for rice in Lao PDR   Read More

Title of document: Small scale beekeeping and awareness raising on pollinators conservation for smallholders farmers in Siem Reap province – APICI project Authors/editor: Eric Guerin                                          Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: GRET and CIRD Year of publication: 2019 Geographic focus: Cambodia Main issues/ topics addressed (for example: preliminary survey…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: This report, documents the finding of a feasibility study regarding small scale beekeeping development in the framework of the APICI project   Read More