Sustainability

Strengthening livelihood resilience through community-based aquaculture in rural Northern Thailand: Successes and challenges
Keywords:

Aquaculture · Food security · Livelihoods · Sustainability

Strengthening livelihood resilience through community-based aquaculture in rural Northern Thailand: Successes and challenges

A multi-site community-based aquaculture system (C-BAS) initiative was launched across 14 villages in northern Thailand in 2023 to enhance food security and livelihood resilience. A mixed-methods approach combined the Community Aquaculture Viability Index (CAVI), Community Capacity Assessment (CCA) and cost-benefit analysis to evaluate social, technical, economic and environmental dimensions of success. Seven sites were successful:...

Srinuansom, K., Sangcharoen, N., Boonta, T., Mukdajaturaphak, N., Wirasith, C., Somboonchai, S., ... Ziegler, A.D. (2025). Strengthening livelihood resilience through community-based aquaculture in rural Northern Thailand: Successes and challenges. APN Science Bulletin, 15(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2025.2897

Strengthening adaptive capacity of rural farming communities in Southeast Asia: Experiences, best practices and lessons for scaling-up
Keywords:

Capacity development · Collaboration · Lessons · Sustainability · Sustainable farming techniques

Strengthening adaptive capacity of rural farming communities in Southeast Asia: Experiences, best practices and lessons for scaling-up

This article highlights the experiences, contributions, and lessons generated from the ten selected APN capacity development programmes implemented from 2011-2019 and focused on enhancing the resilience and adaptive capacity of rural farming communities in Southeast Asia. These capacity development projects employed varying strategies and approaches. Some projects centred on training and building the technical capabilities...

Landicho, L.D., & Ramirez, M.A.J.P. (2023). Strengthening adaptive capacity of rural farming communities in Southeast Asia: Experiences, best practices and lessons for scaling-up. APN Science Bulletin, 13(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2023.2104