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Introduction Rural Connections project aims to improve the information available to these populations – and to young people in particular – in the areas of agriculture and sustainable development by improving the capacity of journalists and journalism students to cover such topics and by promoting the production and dissemination of content, especially via radio stations, online videos and social media. This project implemented in Cambodia is funded by CFI Media Development for a duration of 24 months (September 2018 to August 2020). Revamped and better-quality information will serve to provide young people living in rural areas with new prospects within their communities, in particular by encouraging the development of emerging initiatives in agroecology, a promising avenue in terms of income, health and autonomy. In the frame of the Rural Connections project, GRET and Mediaseeds will organize a series of several events and field-days which will be covered and relayed by local and national media around topics related to agriculture and rural development. The event was first held on 18th & 19th March 2019 at Phnom Penh and Kandal. The main theme was the impact of pesticides use on agriculture and environment. The objectives of the event are: (1) to raise […]

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 that shape them. The report stresses the need for urgent action towards transformational change. It was co-produced by the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) of the University of Bern and the Mekong Region Land Governance Project (MRLG). Funding was provided by Switzerland, Germany, and Luxembourg. The Mekong region – Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam – is in the midst of profound social and environmental change. Despite rapid urbanization, the region remains predominantly rural. More than 60 per cent of its population live in rural areas, and the vast majority of these people are engaged in agriculture. Due to rapid growth of its agricultural sector, the Mekong region has become a global centre of production and trade for commodities such as rubber, rice, cassava, wood, sugar cane, and palm oil. Between 1996 and 2015, overall agricultural land in the Mekong region grew by […]

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 of Agricultural Resources (CUSAR) Dr. Priyanut Dharmapiya, Executive Director, Sustainable Development and Sufficiency Economy Studies Center (SuDSESC), National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)Thailand Mr. Pierre Ferrand, Agroecology Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Dr. Susan Vize, Regional Advisor, Social and Human Sciences. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Bangkok DISCUSSANTS: Mr. Marut Jatiket, Director, Thai Education Foundation/Field Alliance Dr. Udomluck Thampanya, Faculty of Information and Communication, Maejo University, Chiang Mai OVERVIEW: This seminar is part of a small CU led multi-disciplinary educational, policy studies and dialogue project contributing to implementation of the ASEAN Work Plan on Education (AWPE), 2016-2020. AWPE Sub-goal 5: is to “Complement the efforts of other sectors in meeting the objectives of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).” Project 47 of sub-goal 5 aims to: “Conduct multi-disciplinary research on social and sustainability sciences for understanding social, environmental […]

TOA Partners Meeting was held on 15 December 2018 at Pan Hag Farm, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR. There were 23 TOA partners from Bhutan, Cambodia, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam. Expectation: To co-create a self-reliance by pulling our knowledge and resource together; To testify the issues in Laos and coming with actions, sharing our knowledge, and sharing our research to really apply for the solutions; To make a regional movement. TOA partners from Bhutan, Cambodia, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam had shared country update about the background and current issue on farming including partner activities. After that there were 4-thematic working group discussion and feedback for the Further Collaboration on: What the issues What the activities / solutions How to collaborate Capacity Building and Youth We have youth issues working in farming are limited network and skills applicable, low interest, lack of confidence, no consistency, little policy support, lifestyle-modernism-consumerism, and lacking of the success stories. For the solutions, we would like to have capacity building, training on self-awareness and value on organic agriculture, eco-farming and particular topics, and communication on Medias and Networking. Our regional collaboration, the Health and Food Consumption Topic, examination of blood test and public […]

The Lao Farmers Network is a network of farmer organizations of 31 farmer organizations from 11 provinces. The network has more than 4000 members. The Lao Farmers Network was setup in 2014 by 17 Farmer Organizations with a purpose to strengthening cooperation among small holder farmers. Key activities include information sharing, farmer to farmer learning and policy dialogues. The network also support each members in different ways including organizational development, organizational management, improving farming techniques, processing and marketing. Public-Producer-Private Sector Partnership Meeting of Lao Farmer Network & Lao Farmer Network Annual Meeting have been held in 30-31 January, 2019. The events were co-organized by Department of Technical Extension and Agro – Processing (DTEAP) & Lao Farmer Network, Preliminary meeting of farmer representative, more than 80 participants of representatives of 10 provinces from all remote part of Laos. The objectives of this meeting to: To learning and sharing experiences between Lao Farmer network; To meet and discussion target on marketing mechanism, Pro and Con, to address involvement solution between farmer and private sector; To presentation the yearly report of Lao Farmer Network in 2018 and planning in 2019 Public-Producer-Private Sector Partnership Meeting of Lao Farmer Network, meeting have discussion target on […]

From 19 to 21 January 2019, H. E. Deputy minister of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) Dr Phouang Parisack PAVONGVIENGKHAM, H. E. Ambassador of France in Lao PDR, Mrs Florence Jeanblanc-Risler, Mr Mathieu Bommier, French Development Agency (AFD) representative in Lao PDR, representatives from MAF departments (Planning and Cooperation, Inspection, Agricultural Land Management, and Irrigation), and representatives from local authorities have visited different agricultural development projects (NUDP-SARI[1], NUDP-EFICAS[2], FORAE[3], RECOSEL[4]) implemented by the MAF in Luang Prabang province with financial supports from AFD. Visits included Pouthong village, in Viengkham district, where the EFICAS project supports since 2015 the village community in designing and implementing land use plans that incorporate innovative agroecology practices amongst which the improvement of crop-livestock interactions is central. In Phoutong, activities have started in 2015 with the participatory identification and fencing of four livestock areas, collectively agreed regulations on animal roaming, sowing of a limited area of improved forages, and the investment in animal health through the training of four village veterinary workers, and the establishment of an animal health revolving fund. In 2016 and 2017, farmers have enlarged and consolidated fences, increased the improved pasture area (up to 60 ha), re-discussed collective vs personal management […]

GIZ, together with Consumers International (CI) and local partners, conducted a series of country surveys in 2017/2018 to assess the level of awareness towards food trade standards, with a special focus on Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam. This is set against the backdrop of GIZ’s work on promoting consumer protection as well as the implementation of food standards (especially organic and good agricultural practices) for fresh commodities in the ASEAN region. On December 6th, 2018, GIZ organized a working meeting on Consumers Awaresness on Food Stanadrds in Cambodia. The objective of the working meeting is to share the findings of the country survey in Cambodia, compare and contrast them with similar efforts of other development partners, as well as deliberate options for the way forward on possible future activities, taking into account the results and recommendations of the survey. The working meeting was co-hosted and chaired by GIZ and the Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD) Agenda is available here Presentations are available here: Results of Country Surveys conducted by GIZ and Consumers International (CI) in 2017/2018 Results of Country Surveys conducted by GIZ and Consumers International (CI) in 2017/2018 – Khmer Version Cambodian consumers’ knowledge and perception toward […]

On 25th October 2018, CFI Media Development in partnership with Thmey Thmey association, GRET and Agroecology Learning Alliance Network in South East Asia organized a forum on “how can we develop rural information in the media?“ at Khmer Surin Restaurant in Phnom Penh. The main objectives of the forum are: To officially launch the “Rural Networks” project in Cambodia and present the key activities for the next months; To facilitate debate on how to enrich media content addressed to rural populations, in particular young people; To gather multi-stakeholders to foster discussion on how to produce content relating to the challenges involved in agriculture and other concerns for rural population, development of new techniques, environment, adaptation to climate change, food security, etc The forum brought together the experiences and lessons learnt acquired from local and international journalists like Thailand, professional’s media, donor, Cambodian farmers’ federation representatives, local and international agriculture practitioners and official representative of the Ministry to share findings and foster discussion regarding rural issues. The forum addressed the five following themes: Theme 1: The role of the media in rural development Theme 2: How the media speaks about agriculture in Cambodia? Theme 3: How to cover rural thematic (and […]

The workshop has been facilitated by OXFAM and Partners ( SAEDA) Background The Center for Development and Integration (CDI) is a Vietnamese non-government, non-profit organization working for the rights of the disadvantaged groups to build a society of equity, solidarity, and sustainable development. For over last ten years, CDI has been working hard with a vision that aims to socio-economic development and good governance to build a society in which the poor, women, men, and children are respected and treated fairly in the context of rapid economic integration in Viet Nam and Asia. CDI is an active Vietnamese NGO, contributing to narrow down the social gaps and find solutions to the emerging issues of the society through supporting activities, advocacy and capacity building. We focus on 3 working themes: labor rights, good governance and inclusive growth. CDI have small grants from Irish Aid in Vietnam to organize the training and learning exchange between Vietnamese NGOs and Lao NPOs. The training and learning exchange for Lao and Vietnamese delegation as mentioned above would help actors to (i) more understand on environments and institutions of politics, economic, social (ii) learning on Sustainable Agriculture Development in Vietnam and Lao PDR (iii) Formulate network/market […]

ALiSEA has proudly launched its new publication, Agroecology Futures, Inspiring and innovating stories from the Agroecology Learning Alliance in South East Asia, in the framework of the Agroecology Futures Regional Forum which took place in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on 6-8 November 2018. This publication results from the compilation of over 20 case studies and collective researches from the ALiSEA Small Grant Facility and other research work carried out since 2015. ALiSEA funded 26 initiatives to support agroecology activities in the Mekong region, which were translated into several knowledge products. These later were reviewed and harmonized to produce this capitalization book. The small grant initiatives were implemented by a broad diversity of stakeholders and participated to change the agriculture sector at different levels, from production unit to policy level. ALiSEA considers these stories as first hand and precious illustrations from the field, which could inspire others to act for a transition toward agroecology in the Mekong region. The following member organizations of the network were particularly involved: ADC, ADG, CGFED, Chalmers University, Chulalongkorn University, CIRAD, CISDOMA, Echo Asia, GRET, MIID, MIPAD, NAV, NUoL, NOMAFSI, Ockenden, RIKOLTO, SPERI, Svay Rieng University & Royal University of Agriculture, TdH Italy, TOA, RCRD, Vivre de sa […]

MELA is an alliance formed to provide a forum for exchanges of agriculture extension and other important information on rural development in the Mekong region. The mission of MELA is to be a network for all stakeholders in agriculture and rural development in the Mekong Region to continuously learn and share knowledge and best practices with each other and from outside sources in advisory services for sustainable agriculture, marketing and rural development. MELA was initiated by representatives of the Mekong countries at the Workshop on ‘Reaching the Millions’, funded by SDC and organized by Helvetas in cooperation with GFRAS, which was taken place in Hanoi in March 2015. These participants acknowledged the value of regional networking and agreed to meet again to share experience and explore opportunities for further cooperation. In this regard, MELA was inaugurated in Lao PDR during first meeting held in August 2015. The second MELA meeting was organized in June 2016 in Yangon, Myanmar, while the third MELA meeting was organized in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in 2017.The Fourth MELA meeting has been held from 20-24 August 2018 in Nonthaburi, Thailand Objectives of the Meeting: Updating and redefining common interests of members; Revising a draft charter for […]

On the 16th of August 2018, over 40 participants from Government agencies, Research Institutes, National University of Laos and Development practitioners attended the Sub-Sector Working Group on Agro-biodiversity (SSWG-ABD). The meeting took place at the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI) and was chaired by Dr Bounthong Bouahom, Director General of NAFRI, and co-chaired by Michael Jones, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Policy Officer. The objective of this SSWG-ABD was to share experiences, knowledge and policy advises on innovative approaches for combining agriculture development and agrobiodiversity in Laos. The different presentations gave a complete overlook on the opportunities for supporting agrobiodiversity in Laos and beyond, with interventions from government bodies, research centers and private sector to present initiatives at both grass root and institutional levels. The topics covered included policy advises through the presentation of the Policy analysis on scaling up Green Agriculture, presented by Mr Kamphou Phyoyyavong from NAFRI. The Mountain Futures initiative was introduced by Dr Xu Jianchu, from the Kunming Institute of Botany, with a fruitful discussion on the potential entry points and replicability of some concepts of the initiative in Laos. In the second part of the SSWG-ABD, Mr Manoluck Bounsihalath from NAFRI presented the Pha Khao Lao portal, […]

On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Socialist Public of Vietnam and Republic of France (1973-2018) and the 100th anniversary of establishment of the Phu Tho Agro-Forestry Research Institute (6/1918-2/2018), Vietnam Academy of Agriculture Science (VAAS) together with French Agriculture Research Center for International Development (CIRAD) and Northern Mountainous of Agriculture and Forestry Science Institute (NOMAFSI) have organized the workshop on “Vietnam –France cooperation towards the development of sustainable agriculture for the northern mountainous region of Vietnam” on  the 20th of June with the objectives of reviewing the updated results and achievements of some collaborative Vietnam – France projects in term if sustainable agriculture development in northern mountainous region of Vietnam; explore  and propose new vision and strategies for research collaboration between two countries in the next period regarding to ecology agriculture development in northern mountainous region The participation of the workshop are the leaders of MARD, VAAS and its member institutions, the representative of French research centers/institutions/agencies in Vietnam; universities. International research organization, local government and mass media agencies The knowledge products were shared in the workshop Some research results on sustainable farming ecology on sloping land (NOMAFSI) Study on fodder crops in sustainable upland […]

Seeds festival was conducted on the last day of 10th Annual Alunmi Assembly of Kalayana Mitta Foundation’s alumni at Thar Yar Chaung Village, Pyin Distinct, Nga Pu Taw Township, Ayeyarwaddy Division on April 3, 2018. Saya Bo Bo Lwin gave an opening speech, and then Saya Lisu Peter (Pyin Oo Lwin) gave a special talk about the struggle life of farmers. Some villagers from Thar Yar Chaung village shared their knowledge and experiences in organic farming. After Lunch, Saya Naing Lin Tun from Metta Development Foundation presented about the law of seeds. The objectives are to realize the long-term effect of using GMO, to be aware with what GMO is and what our Seed Law and Action plan for seed law.

The potato is considered as a major diet in many countries and stands globally fourth just after rice, corn and wheat. As an important staple food, it contains vitamin B6, potassium, copper, vitamin C, manganese, phosphorus, niacin, dietary fiber and pantothenic acid. The potato is commonly found in Cambodian’s dish as food garniture, soups and in many fast food restaurants. Every day about 5-10 tons of potatoes are imported from neighboring countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, China or even Japan, Australia or the USA to Cambodia and its keeps increasing every year while a local production is not existing with exemption of a handful of pioneering projects. Since 2016, GIZ has been collaborating with the Potatoes Research Center, in Royal University of Agriculture to initiate potato trial fields in the potential areas where the weather conditions are favorable for potato cultivation by taking 10 varieties from Vietnam, Thailand, Scotland and Germany. As the result, it appeared that several potato varieties introduced from Europe are better performing in both quality and yield at the time of harvest. The yields variated between 17 and 20 tons. However, one season is not enough to determine the best performed and economical cultivars and/or recommend […]

The 3rd Annual Meeting of Mekong Extension Learning Alliance (MELA), help on 30th October 2017- 1rst November 2017 at Angkor Paradise Hotel-Siem Reap, Cambodia, was organized by HEKS EPER, MELA and MAFF with financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Gfras. The objective of the meeting is to: exchange ideas and knowledge share best practices among professionals from the country participants learn from each other for new inspiration of work The meeting begun with an introduction of program and MELA followed by welcome remarks from honor guesses. The initiative ideas of MELA foundation and its functions and the objective of the 3rd MELA meeting were introduced to participants. The program schedule started from welcome remarks from honor guesses; presentation of new policy, innovation and challenges in agricultural extension and rural advisory service in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar; Presentation from agriculture education, research institutions, NGOs, private sector on agricultural extension and rural advisory service; a panel discussion on Pesticides Impacts to Health and Environment; presentations of private sector and NGOs on Access to Market; a discussion panel on Youth in Agriculture/Future Farmers; field visit organization. The farmer’s market development experiences were shared from SNV Netherlands […]

On 9th & 10th of December 2017, ALiSEA has organized a side event in the framework of the Luang Prabang Film Festival addressing Sustainable Farming and Agroecology! Addressing Sustainable Farming, the Environment, and Agroecology, this event was meant to emphasize the important role of the youth as part of the solution to lead an agricultural revolution that is much needed in the Mekong Region. It was organized in different sessions throughout the week end as follow: 9 & 10 December, whole day: Agroecology Market & Knowledge Fair & Photo Exhibition 9 December, 4 PM: A public conference about “We are what we eat” (main issues at stake in the Mekong Region and more especially in Laos in regards to agriculture development) 9 December, 5.30 PM: Award ceremony for the winners of the short film contest followed by the screening of the top selection of short films about Youth & Agroecology 9 December, 7 PM: Cocktail offered by AFD Whole day 9 & 10 December: Agroecology Market & Knowledge Fair Organized in the garden of the Institut Francais of Luang Prabang, this market fair gave the opportunity to meet with young (and older) organic farmers, learn from their experiences and buy […]

Fostering a safe and sustainable vegetable sector In the Lao PDR, vegetable production provides around 80% of domestic demand, mostly produced by smallholder farmers. Throughout the country, there are large differences in consumption between provinces. Challenges to vegetable production include suboptimal yields, poor competitiveness, high postharvest losses, product that does not conform to quality and safety demands of consumers, limited technical capacity and difficulties in meeting market demand during some periods of the year. Additionally, the recent establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community has implications for cross-border trade regulations. Thus there are many opportunities for both producers and the private sector to benefit from improved connections and sustainability. The vegetable sector offers smallholder farmers an option to diversify their production systems and market opportunities, improve household nutrition and increase incomes for farmers and traders. Importantly, it also offers women a source of income, and can help improve household food security. As the sector develops, opportunities for market engagement, input supply and agro-processing will increase. These challenges and opportunities can be addressed in many different ways, and with a range of stakeholders. In Laos, there are public, private and development partners working to improve the productivity and profitability of the vegetable […]

Do you care about sustainable farming, the environment, and agroecology? Do you believe that youth are part of the solution and can lead an agricultural revolution that is much needed in the Mekong region? Feeling creative? Find a story, do your research, gather your team, grab your camera, and get to work on your short film now! If selected, your film could win a cash prize in addition to reaching thousands both online and at the 2017 Luang Prabang Film Festival. Submit your film by 15 October 2017. The Mekong Region at a crossroads: from agricultural intensification to ecological matters With a fast-growing population, increased pressure on natural resources, and climate change impacts becoming more present everyday, the Mekong Region is at a crossroads regarding its agriculture development, calling for an important shift towards an agroecological transition. Agroecology is a promising movement to inspire young farmers and reverse urban migration. It seeks to: ➢ produce diversified and high-quality food ➢ reproduce—or even improve—the ecosystem’s fertility ➢ limit the use of non-renewable resources ➢ avoid contaminating the environment and people ➢ contribute to the fight against global warming Across the Mekong Region, thousands of innovative farmers have already engaged themselves in […]

Malcolm Cairns and his team are bringing to a logical conclusion what promises to be the world’s leading collection of scientific works on the practice of shifting cultivation, focusing on Asia and the Pacific. This book will be the third in a planned trilogy. Already, in the first two volumes, hundreds of the world’s leading scholars of swidden agriculture have called for a revolution in common and scientific regard for shifting agriculture, including recognition of its benefits in a world beset by climate change and biodiversity loss, and challenged the centuries-old treatment of swidden in official policy. Maintaining this theme, the third and final volume will explore the ways in which today’s shifting cultivators are innovating and adjusting their traditional “hitching a ride with nature” to cope with the modern challenges of population growth, market economies, shortages of land and the modern threat of plantation monocropping. They already have a rich collection of material to launch this third 1100-page tome, so the standard is challenging. But they are determined to make this the best of the three volumes and new contributions are keenly sought. They expect to be able to accommodate 52 chapters (papers) in the volume itself, with an […]

This 1st thematic workshop was part of the activities implemented by the Agroecology Learning Alliance in South East Asia (ALiSEA) to foster multi stakeholder collaborations in regards to promoting an agroecological transition. It took place in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on the 29th of November 2016. It brought together 30 participants from Research and Universities (about 60%) and National and International NGOs / CSOs’ (about 40 %) actively working on sustainable agriculture sector in Laos (see participants list in the full proceedings of the workshop). This workshop aimed in particular to provide an opportunity for initiating co-evaluations of agroecological practices and experiences, with the objective to identify, document and compare parameters, expected results and condition of success for diverse agroecological cropping systems. This one day collective work has been very intense and very fruitful paving the way to some common indicators to assess performance of agroecology and enabling rewriting a more positive narrative about agriculture. There is still a lot of work to do but it has highlighted a strong interest from the participants to address this issue collectively. The workshop has offered room for a lot of experience sharing from Laos (and abroad). It has enabled to start brainstorming about some […]

With a fast growing population, increased pressure on its natural resources and climate change impacts everyday more present, South East Asia is at a crossroads regarding its agriculture development, calling for an important shift towards an agroecological transition. In this framework, ACTAE project has a regional focus (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) and aims at enhancing and building durable and effective networking mechanisms to facilitate synergies among agroecology initiatives. It intends, through its CANSEA component under Cirad, at providing institutional and operational backstopping on Conservation Agriculture (CA) and Agroecology (AE) research linked to the Conservation Agriculture Network in South East Asia (CANSEA). In this way, some grants will be provided to CANSEA members and partners in order to enhance and strengthen agroecological research activities. Here is enclosed a concept note explaining the procedure and topics short listed: actae-cansea-call-for-proposal-2-vf Deadline for submission is on the 22nd of October 2016 The application should include: – An executive summary, – Description of the proposal with i) context, ii) objective, iii) activities description, iv) partnerships, the proposal should involve different institutions and organisms in accordance with their field of expertise and objectives of the proposals, v) planning and duration, – A detailed budget. Because […]

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 food advocates in the US. A lively exchange of ideas followed, with all the participants learning new knowledge and insights on how to maximize and further advance agroecological farming. The setting described above is one of the various ways of how the online portal and global network of field-learning sites called International People’s Agroecology Multiversity (IPAM) is being envisioned by its proponents. Penang-based regional advocacy group PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) officially launched the IPAM today to also mark the World Environment Day. “There is a tremendous wealth of knowledge and experience on the ground on how small farmers practice agroecology. The challenge is how do we bring all these together, and disseminate and enrich them in a systematic way. We hope that IPAM could be that platform,” said Anwar Fazal, a leading grassroots environmental activist in Malaysia and one of the brains behind IPAM. IPAM […]

The 1st national multi-stakeholder workshop addressing Agroecological Transition in the Mekong Region, and more especially in Cambodia, was held on the 30th and 31st of March 2016 in Phnom Penh. 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 together about 60 specialists and practitioners from national and international NGOs, research and universities, farmers’ federations, government agencies, development partners and private sector actively working on sustainable agriculture sector in Cambodia. It aimed at sharing knowledge, information and experiences between agricultural development stakeholders, more especially through: Introduction to ACTAE program with its 2 components: Conservation Agriculture Network in South East Asia (CANSEA) Agroecology Learning Alliance in South East Asia (ALiSEA) Discussions of initial findings from the 1st study carried out in the framework of ALiSEA about Agroecology Stakeholder Mapping and Situation Review in Cambodia (report available in ALiSEA online library and Powerpoint available here) Demonstration of the online ALiSEA knowledge management and experience sharing platform on Agroecology Presentation of 12 case studies and one video from various stakeholders in line with 3 main topics Improving production through agroecological practices Trade-off between agriculture production and […]