Background:

ALiSEA is an open coalition that brings together universities, NGOs, the private sector, and farmer organizations to facilitate thematic exchanges based on members’ priorities. It aims to strengthen knowledge sharing, promote peer learning, enhance the visibility of field-based innovations, and identify opportunities for collaborative learning and scaling.

Under the ASSET project, ALiSEA organizes annual thematic webinars across the region to connect practitioners, researchers, and policymakers in advancing agroecological transitions.

ALiSEA promotes learning and practice across six agroecological “schools”:

• Organic Agriculture 
• Conservation Agriculture 
• System of Rice Intensification (SRI) 
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 
• Integrated Farming (VAC) 
• Agroforestry

The thematic webinar will focus on “Rice-Duck System: Reducing Chemicals and Increasing Income.”

This session will highlight the rice-duck integrated farming system as an innovative agroecological practice that reduces dependency on chemical inputs while improving farmers’ livelihoods. The webinar will serve as a platform to share practical experiences, scientific evidence, and local innovations demonstrating how integrating ducks into rice fields contributes to pest control, soil fertility, biodiversity, and income diversification.

Objectives of the Webinar:

1. Promote Integrated Agroecological Understanding: Enhance awareness of the rice-duck system as a sustainable farming approach that integrates crop and livestock production to improve ecosystem health and productivity.
2. Share Practical Experiences and Innovations: Provide a platform for members and partners to present successful models, field experiences, and research findings on rice-duck farming systems that reduce chemical inputs and increase farm income.
3. Highlight Environmental and Economic Benefits: Demonstrate how the rice-duck system contributes to natural pest control, reduced pesticide use, improved soil fertility, and diversified income sources for farmers.
4. Foster Peer Learning and Collaboration: Encourage dialogue among stakeholders to promote knowledge exchange, networking, and regional collaboration on agroecological farming systems.

Tentative agenda:

• Theme: Rice-Duck System: Reducing Chemicals and Increasing Income
• Moderator: Mr. Sengvilayavnh Singthavikhoune, ALiSEA KM Coordinator.
• Speakers: Mr. Chanthavone Phonekhampheng. Position: Head of the Soil Degradation Prevention and Land Restoration Unit, DLAM.
• Platform: online (Zoom); here is the link for registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/OGUHKhWpTCyEBSjOJNrGow
• Date: 07 May  2026
• Time: 09:30 – 11:35. 

Proposed Agenda:

For more information:

Please contact the National Knowledge Management Coordinator:

• Mr. Sengvilayvanh Singthavikhoune, Tel.: +85620 55642644, Email: [email protected]