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Country: Campuchia

Chuyển đổi sản xuất mè hữu cơ thông qua nông nghiệp sinh thái và liên kết thị trường tại Preah Vihear, Campuchia

Tài liệu này trình bày mô hình thí điểm hỗ trợ nông hộ nhỏ tại Preah Vihear chuyển từ sản xuất mè truyền thống sang sản xuất hữu cơ thông qua các thực hành nông nghiệp sinh thái và liên kết thị trường dựa trên hợp tác xã. Mô hình kết hợp đào tạo kỹ thuật, hệ thống kiểm soát nội bộ và tiếp thị tập thể nhằm cải thiện sức khỏe đất, giảm sử dụng đầu vào hóa học và tăng khả năng tiếp cận các thị trường ổn định, giá trị cao.

Sustainable Maize production: The potential of Conservation Agriculture

This policy brief presents the potential of conservation agriculture to overcome soil fertility depletion and land degradation problems due substantially to conventional maize production. It promotes the benefits of conservation agriculture as well as key priorities and options for policy;

Multicriteria Assessment of Implemented Conservation Agriculture Cropping Systems Across Farmers’ Plots in Northwestern Cambodia

In Cambodia’s maize crop, conservation agriculture delivers clear gains in soil health, an improved yield resilience and emerging economic benefits over a short (2-year) implementation span. Soil health, as measured using the Biofunctool, emerges as a valuable sustainability indicator that warrants further promotion. Regardless of the above, productivity and profitability benefits under CA are not immediate, and several prominent adoption challenges exist. With the right policy support, tailored agronomic research, technical innovations (e.g., adaptive machinery) and farmer training, CA could be scaled up to address Cambodia’s dual crises of land degradation and climate vulnerability

Weaver Ant: a natural ecological practice to protect cashew nut plantations

Did you know weaver ants are helpful for pest control?
Weaver ants are considered farmers’ friends as they protect crops like cashews from pests. Introducing weaver ants is just one of many techniques used in Agroecological Crop Protection (ACP), which combines the principles of agroecology, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Organic Agriculture, and regenerative agriculture.
This natural solution reduces crop damages, improves yields and nut quality, ends the need to spray chemical pesticides, reduces production costs and increase’s farmers profit margins. Moreover, it maintains the health of farmers and the environment while also improve the resilience of farming systems.

Watch this video to learn about weaver ant management techniques and the successful experiences of organic cashew farmers in Preah Vihear province.

Weaver ant, a natural ecological practice to protect cashew nut plantations

Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina, Hymenoptera) have been used for more than 2,000 years for the suppression of insect pests in Asian mango and citrus orchards, thus constituting the oldest known example of biological control in agriculture. Yet, in the Mekong Delta, pockets of smallholder farmers are still conserving weaver ant populations and relying upon these beneficial insects to keep pests at bay, especially in cashew plantations. Weaver ants are found naturally in organic plantations but their benefits are often unknown, as far as the possibility of increasing their population as a way to manage insect pests.

Seeds of Transformation: Agroecology in Siem Reap

This film captures the transformative journey of smallholder farmers in Siem Reap, Cambodia, as they shift from conventional, chemical-dependent farming to agroecological practices that restore soil health, biodiversity, and local livelihoods. Through the story of Ms. Thai Chhengly, a woman farmer who transitioned from selling vegetables to cultivating diverse, chemical-free crops, the film highlights how knowledge-sharing, local innovation, and community networks are rebuilding both ecosystems and economies. Developed under the GRET–APICI initiative in partnership with CIRAD, the documentary showcases the collective movement of over 1,800 farmers across 54 villages adopting sustainable, low-cost, and climate-resilient farming methods. It is a story of empowerment, regeneration, and hope—demonstrating how agroecology can secure food, livelihoods, and dignity for rural communities in a changing climate.