State of Land in the Mekong Region: Scientific report shows urgent need for transformation

Vientiane, 13 March 2019 The report “State of Land in the Mekong Region” was launched today in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The first publication of its kind in the Mekong Region, it brings together key data and information on the current status of, and changes in, land resources, their social distribution, and the conditions of governance […]

WORKSHOP ON APPLYING PESTICIDE AND CHEMICAL FERTILIZER USE IN LAI CHAU PROVINCE, Vietnam

Agoecology Learning Alliance in Southeast Asia organized the sharing finding workshop in Tam Duong District, Lai Chau Province on 27 February. The participants of workshop are CISDOMA staffs, RCRD Research Center – An Giang University, ALiSEA, CIAT and farmers Mr Phong from RCRD – An Giang University sharing his experience on applying Agri App Ms […]

PUBLIC SEMINAR on “Exploring Synergies with FAO’s new Scaling-up Agroecology Initiative and Thailand’s Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP) for Agri-food System Sustainability to Achieve SDGs in ASEAN”

DATE: Friday 22 February 2019 VENUE: Dipak C. Jain Hall, Sasa International House, Chulalongkorn University (CU), Bangkok CO-ORGANIZED/CO-SPONSORED By: Chulalongkorn University (CU) and Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC), Thailand SEMINAR CHAIR: Professor Surichai Wungaeo, Director, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS), CU PANEL SPEAKERS: Dr. Wayne Nelles, Visiting Scholar, Chulalongkorn University School […]

Young farmer field forum on coffee in Keoset, Khoun district, Xiengkhuang province, 18-22 February 2019

Young farmer field forum has been on 18-21 February 2019, in Keoset, Khoun district, Xiengkhuang province. This event was supported and organized by Helvetas Laos. There were more than 55 participants included government officer from PAFO Xieng Khuang, DAFO in Khoun district, young farmers who work on coffee farming especially young coffee farmers in Xiengkhuang […]

Young Organic Farmers (YOF) 2018, 14 – 18 December 2018, Vientiane, Lao PDR

Co-organizers: Participatory Development Training Centre (PADETC) Lao PDR Rural Development Agency (RDA) Lao PDR College of Natural Resources (CNR) Bhutan Towards Organic Asia (TOA), Thailand Young Organic Farmers and TOA Partners from Bhutan, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam participated in the 6th anniversary of Sombath Somphone’s Disappearance and PADETC Fair to present and exchange the […]

SRP 8th Plenary Meeting and General Assembly 22-24 January 2019 Siem Reap, Cambodia

INTRODUCTION The Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) Plenary Meeting and General Assembly serves as an annual gathering of SRP members and partners from governments, international organizations, research institutes, private sector, and civil society groups to discuss experiences and insights in upscaling adoption of climate-smart, sustainable best practices in rice production. This event provides a venue for […]

TOT training of permaculture, February 18 – 23, 2019, Laungprabang Province, Lao PDR

Pha Tad Ke is the first botanical garden in Laos, created to be a regional research center with the first living collection of the flora of Laos that provides opportunities for collaboration with international botanical institutions. Pha Tad Ke is developed and cared for with the help of dedicated scientists and more than 50 Lao […]