Born in a rural farming community in Cambodia, I think that education and cooperative work can make agriculture, environment, economy and livelihoods of people, especially rural people better and sustainable with unity and peace. I travelled a lot to visit many parts of rural areas in Cambodia and exchanged opinions with farmers and I could […]

Consultation Workshop on Study of Agricultural Value Chains for Digitalization organized by the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) in collaboration with the Sustainable Assets for Agriculture Markets, Business and Trade (SAAMBAT) project financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and European Investment Bank (EIB) Sub-Component at Techo Startup Centre. The workshop aimed to […]

On 7th September, 2021 there was a great session on soil health organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) which the panelists composed of multi stakeholders come from Development organisations, Development bank, Private sector, Science, University and Farmers’ organisation. In the conversations during […]

Small farmers as CFAP members in Cambodia get interested in using organic fertilizer produced by their own agricultural cooperative society from existing materials that can find in the villages to improve soil quality for vegetable and rice production. To accelerate our purposes of engagement farmers with businesses, we need to collaborate with stakeholders such as […]

Small farmers in Cambodia are comparing between climate smart agriculture practices and agroecological practices before making decision whether to apply both practices or finding the best way that can integrate to improve agricultural production with resilience for the rural farming communities while farmers, especially small farmers are facing problems with climate change, high temperature, poor […]

Climate change has changed mind set of our farmers in the rural farming communities to try best efforts to use remained stuff after rice harvest. Recently, our members’ cooperative has collected rice straw from the field to make compost and use to grow and improve vegetables and crops production included mushroom to diversify incomes in […]

On 2nd September, 2021 CFAP’s managing director Sok Sotha participated in a technical working group on agriculture and water (TWGAW) meeting. The meeting today focused mainly on the project Inclusive Livestock Value Chain and One Health led by co chairs – Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and Ministry of Water Resource and Meteorology […]

On 26th August 2021, ALiSEA Network organized a Thematic Session on Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) aiming to share experiences on PGS amongst relevant stakeholders i.e. farmers, development partners and private sector. CFAP’s founder and managing director, Sok Sotha and colleagues participated in this session. There were about 70 participants plus as members of ALiSEA Network […]

Prum Saran has applied integrated agroecological practices and natural friendly agricultural practices on her small scale farms. Previously, she grows multi vegetables in an open space such as kangkong, cucumber, ridge gourd and leave onion by using compost made from animal manure and waste materials found in the village. Due increased temperature and quick change […]

Mr. NHOEM SAM AN, a farmer lives in Kranhuong village, Doung commune, Romeas Haek district, Svay Rieng about 50 Km from Svay Rieng town center. He is a member of PEAM METREY AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE as CFAP’s member in Svay Rieng province. Due market issues for cassava as farmers depend solely on foreign merchants to buy […]