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Reducing Risks and Diversifying Income with Banana – Coffee – Legumes Multi-cropping

In Xiengkhouang, declining maize yields due to soil depletion combined with rising production costs are pushing smallholder farmers to shift to new crops. Many farmers are turning to banana cultivation. However, banana monoculture is not sustainable and therefore, a more resilient alternative is integrated farming, especially systems that combine bananas, fruit trees, and coffee.

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.

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.