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Rotational farming, also called shifting cultivation or swidden agriculture by some, is one of the most misunderstood systems of land use. Many ASEAN countries have laws criminalizing or banning the practice, but for indigenous peoples, rotational farming is a sustainable practice closely interlinked into their lives and culture.
NTFP-EP and PASD Thailand present a short film on how the Karen indigenous peoples in northern Thailand practice rotational farming. It explores how rotational farming has helped them provide for their food security, while also contributing to the sustainable management of their forest ecosystems.
In a Different Light - The Karen Rotational Farming Story
A co-production by NTFP-EP Asia and PASD Thailand
With support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and Swedish Society for Nature Conservation
Directed by: Jon Robin Bustamante
Production lead: Jan Gabriel Cabanos
Producers: Dazzle Labapis, Songphonsak Ratanawilailak
What are wild foods and how are they relevant in the face of a food and health crisis? Wild foods have the potential to revive forests, reduce hunger and bring prosperity to forest-dependent communities. Watch this animated video by the SIANI Expert Group on Wild Foods, Biodiversity and Livelihoods and NTFP-EP!
Also visit the SIANI website for more information.
Wild Foods, Customary Tenure Rights, Traditional Food Systems and Knowledge - SIANI EGDS #2
Forest Food Field School in Addukam - Resource Centre and Wild Food Gardens
What are Wild Foods?
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Adukkam Resource Centre and Wild Food Nursery Garden Impact
What is PGS Rattan? (with Vietnamese subtitles)
Forest Harvest Collective Mark: From its origins to its future
The Forest Harvest Collective Mark
Nursery Techniques
FHCM Rattan Regional Standard Workshop (Day 1)