The Agroecology Learning Alliance in Southeast Asia (ALiSEA) successfully concluded its 2023 Small Grant Facility, awarding funding to 9 organizations across Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. This initiative, open from August to October 2023, aimed to support innovative projects addressing three critical themes: Supporting and improving market access for agroecological products. Linking field experience in agroecology […]
March 2024, Laos – The Agroecology Learning Alliance in South East Asia (ALiSEA) successfully carried out its Regional General Assembly in Luang Prabang. Held from March 26 to 28, 2024, the event brought together 65 participants (20 women) of the ALiSEA network from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand, working in the field of agroecology across […]
From 28 to 30 March 2023, a delegation of the ALiSEA network participated for the first time to the Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development. The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual, inclusive intergovernmental forum to support follow-up and review of progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable […]
Context GRET is an international solidarity organisation created in 1976. It aims to reconcile environmental imperatives and satisfaction of basic needs and social rights. Its teams implement the most appropriate solutions and partnerships locally to improve populations’ living conditions and conserve our planet. GRET works in twenty-eight countries on three continents, focusing on the needs […]
The official kick-off meeting of the regional project for the development of Agroecology and Safe food System Transitions in Southeast Asia (ASSET) took place on November 10-12 in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR. Around 130 people attended this event online and 20 in person both in Lao PDR and in Vietnam. The objectives of the kick-off […]
We’re pleased to announce about up-coming online workshop “Expanding Access to Canadas Organic Agri-Foods Market for ASEAN SMEs” support by TFO Canada cooperate with COrAA. This event will greatly help your company prepare in exporting to Canada, by providing you with: Insights on the Canada market for your product(s) the profile of buyers and how […]
Cr: LaoFAB Update on Chemical pesticide issue in Thailand, Asia and abroad as below: Thailand’s chemical pesticide ban troubles farmers, industries BANGKOK (Reuters), JUNE 1, 2020- Thailand enforced a ban on Monday on two agricultural chemicals widely regarded as toxic to humans, prompting claims from farmers they will face losses, while environmental campaigners welcomed a step […]
The future of food systems in Southeast Asia post COVID-19 Virtual Seminar, 5 May 2020 at 1500 hrs Bangkok (GMT + 7hrs) Co-hosted by IRRI and FAO Background Since it was declared a pandemic by WHO on 11 March 2020, COVID-19 has affected millions of people in over 200 countries and territories around the […]
By Dirk Babendreier Rice is big business in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in Southeast Asia—not only as a vital source of food but also as a crop that provides work and income for 80 percent of the population. However, despite positive developments in the last decade, millions of tons are still being lost to […]
Statement of the ASEAN ministers on agriculture and forestry in response to outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to ensure food security, food safety and nutrition in ASEAN We, the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) express our deep concern over the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has affected the lives of […]
