In the past few months, several communication tools (website, Facebook page, quarterly newsletter) have been developed by the ALiSEA coordination team with the objective to foster learning and sharing initiatives about agroecology in the Mekong Region. Such tools are meant to support by several ways research dissemination and analysis, updates on local, national and regional […]
Lao Agritech Solution is running an experimental platform in Vientiane, Lao PDR, developing 2 very innovative products: An insect based protein meal (for animal feed purpose), and an organic soil conditioner (based on insect manure). At this stage of the project, we are planning to run tests with local farmers and research institutions, using our […]
29-31 August 2016, Kunming, Yunnan, China In September 2014 FAO convened a global symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition. This has been followed in 2015 by three regional meetings in Brazil, Senegal and Thailand. These meetings have brought together stakeholders from academia, policy and civil society to better understand the role and potential of […]
From a field-learning site somewhere in the Philippine countryside, a farmer shares through an online video platform his experience and best practices on how to grow vegetables without using harmful agrochemicals and make decent earnings. His audience includes fellow vegetable growers in Malaysia, agriculture students in South Korea, a scientist from New Zealand and organic […]
The 1st national multi-stakeholder workshop addressing Agroecological Transition in the Mekong Region, and more especially in Laos, was held on the 2nd and 3rd of June 2016 in Vientiane. It was organized by CIRAD and GRET as part of the inception phase of ACTAE project, funded by the French Agency for Development (AFD). It brought […]
“Mapping and Assessing University-based Farmer Extension Services in ASEAN through an Agro-ecological/Organic Lens” With support from the Chulalongkorn University, UNISEARCH Fund the Chulalongkorn University School of Agricultural Resources (CUSAR) in Bangkok will conduct a small one year study (May 2016-April 2017) to begin better documenting and understanding the role of post-secondary and research institutions in […]
FAO shows that 51% of South Asia’s 1,6 billion people are directly engaged in agriculture and 42% of South Asia’s landmass is under agricultural operation. It is high time the scientific and farming community of South Asia realigned their natural and knowledge resources to cope with the challenges emanating from the transformation in agriculture as […]
Laos expects to require a total of 487,000 tones of meat, eggs and fish or an average of 65 kg per capital per year by 2020 and expects to grow to 79 kg by 2025. Recently, the government is encouraging farmers to breed cattle, goats, pig, chicken and fish to meet domestic consumption needs which […]
Today, Vientiane farmers are producing only 50-60% of meat required to meet the capital’s needs. To solve this Vientiane Agriculture and Forestry Department in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Department of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam are jointly working to help livestock breeders rear cattle for consumption and export. More details please […]
On February 2, 2016 MAF held the official opening ceremony for MAF firt website. The ceremony was chaired by Dr. Phouang Parisak Pravongviengkham, MAF Deputy Minister and attended by 35 delegations from MAF. The MAF website is a platform to link with the available information about agriculture and forestry in Laos. It aims at facilitating […]
