Title of document: Concept Note for NUDP:  Learning from Longlan Village Authors: Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: NUDP Year of publication: Geographic focus: Lao PDR Main issues / topics addressed (for example: an introduction Longlan Village and Why is resilience important; What can NUDP learn from Ban Longlan?……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: A short visit to Ban Longlan on the border of Luang Prabang and Phonxai Districts provides an idyllic picture of village life in the mountains of Northern Laos.  High above the valley, amid karst peaks and mature forest, the Hmong inhabitants of Longlan appear to have escaped the poverty that affects so many other upland communities. The Northern Upland of Laos, where Ban Longlan is located, have often been characterised as poor and remote.  If may be more useful, however, to describe the region as highly diverse and highly dynamic. Ban Longlan is a success story.  This is the kind of success that the Northern Upland Development Programme wants to achieve in many other locations.  There are unique circumstances behind every story, but there are also lessons that can be applied elsewhere.   Read More

Title of document: Agroecology and the Search for a Truly Sustainable Agriculture - 1st edition Authors: Miguel A. Altieri and Clara I. Nicholls Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: UN; PNUMA; University of California Year of publication: 2005 Geographic focus: Global level Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Modern Agriculture: Ecological impacts and the alternatives to conventional farming; Agroecology: principles and strategies for designing sustainable farming systems; the ecological impacts of transgenic crops; an agroecological basis for insect pest management……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: There is increasing evidence that warns that the growing push toward industrialization and globalization of the world’s agriculture and food supply imperils the future of humanity and the natural world. Industrial agriculture which is corporate controlled, and promotes agrochemically based, monocultural, export-oriented systems are negatively impacting public health, ecosystem integrity, food quality and nourishment, traditional rural livelihoods, and indigenous and local cultures, while accelerating indebtedness among millions of farmers, and their separation from lands that have historically fed communities and families. This transition is increasing hunger, landlessness, homelessness, despair and suicides among farmers. Meanwhile, it is also degrading the planet’s life support systems, and increasing alienation of peoples from nature and the historic, cultural and natural connection of farmers and all other people to the sources of food and sustenance. Finally, it is also destroying the economic and cultural foundations of societies, undermines security and peace, and creates a context for social disintegration and violence. By confronting myth with reality, the objective of this book is to challenge the false promises made by the genetic engineering industry. The industry has promised that genetically engineered crops will move agriculture away from a dependence on chemical inputs, increase productivity, decrease input costs, and help reduce environmental problems (Office of Technology Assessment, 1992). Another agriculture is not only possible, it is already happening taking a multitude of expressions of alternative agriculture, from various variations of organic agriculture to more peasant based, subsistence oriented traditional agriculture. In this book we explore the extent, features and ecological, social and economic benefits of both forms of sustainable agriculture. In this report the agroecological features of organic agriculture as practiced in North America and Europe, and of traditional agriculture involving millions of small farmers and/or peasants in the developing world are described with emphasis on their contribution to food security, conservation/ regeneration of biodiversity and natural resources and economic viability. The book also depicts an agroecological path to reach a truly sustainable, biodiverse and socially just agriculture   Read More

Title of document: Ecosystem approach for drought resistant home gardening in Central Dry Zone, Myanmar Authors: Luca Nichetti Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: ALiSEA, GRET, AFD Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Myanmar Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Project objectives; Activities……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation of the Annual General Meeting of ALiSEA Myanmar, 19-24 February 2018, in Myanmar   Read More

Title of document: Organic (Participatory Guarantee System) PGS system initiative in Myanmar “Improvement of Organic – PGS Certification Awareness (ALiSEA)” Authors: Dr. Than Than Sein Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: MOGPA, ALiSEA Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Myanmar Main issues / topics addressed (for example: PGS Introduction to Myanmar with ADB+ IFOAM; History and Concept of PGS; MOGPA Activities + PGS ……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation of the Annual General Meeting of ALiSEA Myanmar, 19-24 February 2018, in Myanmar   Read More

Title of document: Myanmar Institute for Integrated Development (MIID) Authors: MIID Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: MIID Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Myanmar Main issues / topics addressed (for example: About MIID; Partners and Collaborators; Main Activities; Project Goals……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation of the Annual General Meeting of ALiSEA Myanmar, 19-24 February 2018, in Myanmar   Read More

Title of document: CANSEA Grants: ACTAE Regional Project “Farmers Participatory Approach on Soil and Water Conservation Practices, Case Study:  Inle Lake Watershed Area” Authors: Thin Nwe Htwe Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: ACTAE, MOALI, GRET Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Myanmar Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Background; Problems / Challenges; Main Activities; Next Activities……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation of the Annual General Meeting of ALiSEA Myanmar, 19-24 February 2018, in Myanmar   Read More

Title of document: ECHO: Introduction and Overview Authors: Abram J. Bicksler Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: ECHO, ALiSEA Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Myanmar Main issues / topics addressed (for example: about ECHO; Context and Overview CSSDD learning Centre……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation of the Annual General Meeting of ALiSEA Myanmar, 19-24 February 2018, in Myanmar   Read More

Title of document: Early Learning from BRiLSS Project – Challenges and Progress Authors: SWISSAID Myanmar Team Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: SWISSAID Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Myanmar Main issues / topics addressed (for example: about SWISSAID Myanmar; Building Resilient Livelihoods in Southern Shan (BRiLSS) Project; BRiLSS FFS Process; Challenges to implementation and documentation……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation of the Annual General Meeting of ALiSEA Myanmar, 19-24 February 2018, in Myanmar   Read More

Title of document: Saturday Market “SAFE FOOD from SAFE FARM” Authors: Thida Tun Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Myanmar Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Introduction of Saturday Market……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation of the Annual General Meeting of ALiSEA Myanmar, 19-24 February 2018, in Myanmar   Read More

Title of document: Welcome to Kalyana Mitta Foundation (KMF) Authors: Ms.THI THI WIN Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: KMF Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Myanmar Main issues / topics addressed (for example: KMF Program Structure; Goal and Outcomes……) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The presentation of the Annual General Meeting of ALiSEA Myanmar, 19-24 February 2018, in Myanmar   Read More