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This report is the first presentation of the consolidated findings of the baseline studies in Vietnam and Zimbabwe for Pillar 3 of the SD=HS program. Pillar 3 has a special focus on neglected and underutilized species, as they have a potential to improve dietary diversity, may contribute to income generation, [...]

The manual is designed for use by: -Project managers and field staff engaged in Community Based Adaptation (CBA), community based disaster risk management (CBDRM), livelihood and related projects. - Local authorities (province, district, commune) in charge of climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and socio-economic development planning. - Other INGOs, civil society [...]

The Farmer Field School (FFS) approach has been very successful and witnessed a strong expansion in many areas beyond crop production. Notwithstanding this success, the adoption of FFS in national extension often remains problematic and FFS activities have often been implemented in the margin of national institutions with strong reliance [...]

The Regional Rice Initiative (RRI), a pilot of the Strategic Objective 2 “Sustainable Management of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries” of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, is designed to focus on the importance of goods and services produced by and available from rice ecosystems, and to identify [...]

This publication documents impact assessment work done on FAO supported community education for pesticide risk reduction efforts implemented through National IPM Programmes in Cambodia and Vietnam during the 2007-2012 period. Impact assessment on investments in capacity building and education programmes is notoriously difficult. Using science-based research methodologies, the impact assessment [...]

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“Area-wide Fruit Fly Integrated Pest Management in South and Southeast Asia‖ is a regional initiative coordinated by the Asian Institute of Technology with funding support from Taiwan‘s ICDF (www.icdf.org.tw). The project has a focus on adaptation and adoption of fruit fly IPM practices among vegetable and fruit smallholder using Farmer‘s [...]

The important role of women in agriculture in Vietnam deserves to be reflected in the planning and implementation of the IPM programme. Women should be able to participate in the training activities that are being organized in all 63 provinces in Vietnam. Their participation should reflect their role and responsibilities in agriculture. [...]

Cassava is a major crop used for human consumption, animal feed and bioenergy production, with about 3 million smallholder farmers in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) deriving their livelihoods from the crop. In 2008, the cassava pink mealybug (CM) invaded Thailand, resulting in extensive crop damage. To combat it, the [...]