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Agroecology Category: Sustainable food system

Crop–livestock Integration, Intensification and Specialization: What Trajectories in Northwest Vietnam?

Vietnam’s Highlands are at a turning point in their agricultural transformation. Crop-Livestock Integration (CLI), a central pivot of its low-input family farms, is subject to farm specialization and evolving CLI practices. CLI can persist or even expand, particularly when supported by adequate resources, institutional arrangements, and local knowledge. However, its long-term sustainability depends on: 1. addressing land and labor constraints; 2. adapting policy incentives to recognize the multifunctionality of mixed systems; and 3. strengthening inter-farm cooperation and biomass flows at larger scales. Policy interventions also need to move beyond binary models (i.e., extensifs vs. specialized) and actively pursue creative arrangements that lay between both extremes. Participatory scenario planning helps envision and co-design future pathways for CLI that align with socio-economic needs and environmental constraints. The forward-looking approach proposed by this resarch is essential to preserving farm diversity and maintaining ecological resilience under the fast- evolving nature of Vietnam’s agricultural modernization.

Improving Food Safety in Traditional Markets: a Risk-based Approach for Local Authorities

Poor food safety hinders economic development and widens health inequalities. Traditional markets in Vietnam drive 40% of food‑borne illness. Without swift and coordinated action, health costs will continue to rise. A risk-based approach allows local authorities to act where risk is highest and therefore where action is most urgently needed. Success of a risk-based approach depends on vendors willingly adopting safer practices. This requires a supportive environment that removes fear and practical obstacles and positive incentives that make sustained good behavior rewarding.

Sayvisène Boulom

Techniques for Producing Insect Repellents

This leaflet explains simple techniques for producing natural insect repellents from local plants and household ingredients. It provides several herbal formulas, preparation steps, and application methods for different types of pests. The guide promotes safe, low-cost, and eco-friendly alternatives to chemical pesticides for sustainable farming.

How to promote organic rice production in Cambodia

Organic rice presents Cambodia with an opportunity to link rural livelihoods, food safety, and environmental sustainability. However, adoption remains modest due to weak market incentives, payment delays, and the lack of a clear national policy. Strengthening cooperatives, improving market access, and stronger government support will be key to realizing its potential.

Shade-grown coffee production

This video showcases the shade-grown coffee production process on a farm in a Lao village in Kham District, Xiengkhouang Province, Lao PDR. It explains how this method supports biodiversity and why it can be considered an agroecological practice.