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his research brief present the results of a survey aiming at documenting the use and impacts of hazardous pesticides among farmers. This survey employed the Community-Based Pesticide Action Monitoring (CPAM) methodology developed by the Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific (PAN AP)

This July 2025 research brief by SPERI describes an action-research project in Po E commune, Vietnam, integrating native edible herbs into transitioning agroecological farms to replace cassava monocultures, restore biodiversity, and improve livelihoods. Using a social cluster approach, ethnobotanical research, nurseries, and pilot farms, it engaged farmers, tested local species, and fostered collaboration among communities, scientists, and authorities to support long-term agroecological transition.

This case study presents a solar drying dome, a low-cost, energy-efficient solution originally developed by Silpakorn University in Thailand . Made from durable polycarbonate, the dome protects food from dust, insects, animals, and microbial contamination, while preserving its nutritional quality and appearance.

This practice focuses on strengthening market access for organic vegetable farmers in Pek District, Xiengkhouang Province, Lao PDR. Through collaboration between PDDA and POCA, agroecological capacity building was combined with structured buyer engagement to better align production with market demand. The experience highlights how improved market linkages can enhance income stability while supporting the continued development of organic farming systems.

វិស័យកាហ្វេគឺជាសសរគោលសំខាន់មួយក្នុងការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍កសិកម្មនៅខេត្តសុនឡា ដោយមានផ្ទៃដីដាំដុះលើស 21,400 ហិកតា និងផលិតកម្មប្រចាំឆ្នាំប្រមាណ 35,000–45,000 តោនកាហ្វេបៃតង។ ទោះជាយ៉ាងណា ខេត្តសុនឡានៅឡើយមិនទាន់មានយន្តការច្បាស់លាស់សម្រាប់អនុវត្តគោលនយោបាយគ្រប់គ្រងសំណល់ក្នុងដំណើរការកែច្នៃកាហ្វេ។ វិធីសាស្ត្រកែច្នៃកាហ្វេបែបសើមដែលត្រូវបានប្រើយ៉ាងទូលំទូលាយ បង្កើតទឹកសំណល់ដែលមានសារធាតុសរីរាង្គខ្ពស់ និងសំណល់សំបកកាហ្វេ ចំណែកឯសហគ្រាសខ្នាតតូច និងសហគមន៍ភាគច្រើនមិនទាន់មានប្រព័ន្ធបំលែងសំណល់សមស្រប។ ការបង្ហូរទឹកសំណល់ដោយផ្ទាល់ទៅបរិស្ថានកំពុងបង្កការបំពុលក្នុងតំបន់ ប៉ះពាល់ដល់សុខភាពសហគមន៍ និងបង្កើនសម្ពាធក្នុងការគ្រប់គ្រងបរិស្ថាននៅកម្រិតមូលដ្ឋាន។

ឯកសារនេះបង្ហាញពីគម្រោងសាកល្បងមួយដែលគាំទ្រកសិករខ្នាតតូចនៅខេត្តព្រះវិហារ ឱ្យផ្លាស់ប្តូរពីការដាំដុះល្ងបែបប្រពៃណីទៅកាន់ការផលិតល្ងអ័រហ្គានិក តាមរយៈអនុវត្តន៍អាគ្រូអេកូឡូស៊ី និងការតភ្ជាប់ទីផ្សារតាមរយៈសហករណ៍។ ម៉ូឌែលនេះរួមបញ្ចូលការបណ្តុះបណ្តាលបច្ចេកទេស ប្រព័ន្ធត្រួតពិនិត្យផ្ទៃក្នុង និងការលក់ជាសមូហភាព ដើម្បីកែលម្អសុខភាពដី កាត់បន្ថយការប្រើប្រាស់សារធាតុគីមី និងពង្រឹងការចូលដល់ទីផ្សារដែលមានតម្លៃខ្ពស់ និងមានស្ថិរភាព។

This practice focuses on strengthening market access for organic vegetable farmers in Pek District, Xiengkhouang Province, Lao PDR. Through collaboration between PDDA and POCA, agroecological capacity building was combined with structured buyer engagement to better align production with market demand. The experience highlights how improved market linkages can enhance income stability while supporting the continued development of organic farming systems.

This policy brief presents the potential of conservation agriculture to overcome soil fertility depletion and land degradation problems due substantially to conventional maize production. It promotes the benefits of conservation agriculture as well as key priorities and options for policy;

In Cambodia’s maize crop, conservation agriculture delivers clear gains in soil health, an improved yield resilience and emerging economic benefits over a short (2-year) implementation span. Soil health, as measured using the Biofunctool, emerges as a valuable sustainability indicator that warrants further promotion. Regardless of the above, productivity and profitability benefits under CA are not immediate, and several prominent adoption challenges exist. With the right policy support, tailored agronomic research, technical innovations (e.g., adaptive machinery) and farmer training, CA could be scaled up to address Cambodia’s dual crises of land degradation and climate vulnerability

This policy brief, after reviewing agrarian transition, agricultural public policies, actors and organisations supporting Agroecology in Vietnam, presents a rationale to develop agroecology and gives recommendations on different interventions and approaches that could be leveraged by public authorities and other stakeholders to catalyze and bring to scale a full-fledged agroecological transition in Viet Nam.