Trainings

The Royal Government of the seventh mandate has set out six priority policies for the development of the country, which the fifth and sixth priorities focus on the agricultural sector, namely, the fifth point: Farmers will receive protection through the establishment of coordination mechanisms and financing programs, in particular the appropriate insurance of agricultural prices, and point 6: The Royal Government will send commune agriculture officers to help farmers in all communes/Sangkats with people engaged in agriculture and establish farming communities throughout the country to protect the interests of farmers.

These priorities focus on supporting the production value chain and deploying commune agriculture officials, and to contribute to these priorities, the Promoting Climate-resilient Livelihoods in Rice-based Communities in the Tonle Sap Region (PCRL)implemented by the General Department Agriculture, funded by the Global Environment Facility through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in collaboration with WAT4CAM, Helen Keller International Cambodia and GIZ, have provided support to commune agriculture officials through technical training in the target provinces. 

These trainings were organized in 2 target provinces: Technical training on " Rice Seed Production based on Quality Declared Seed system, Sustainable Rice Platform, and Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture" was organized from 5 to 11 April 2024 at Toul Samroang Rice Seed Production Farm of the General Directorate of Agriculture in Boeung Pring Village, Boeung Pring Commune, Thmor Kol District, Battambang Province, with a total of 84 participants (19 females), including commune agriculture officers (CAOs), provincial agriculture officials and PCRL project team from the departments of agriculture, forestry and fisheries of Battambang and Banteay Meanchey provinces. Another technical training on " Agricultural Extension, Rice Seed Production, and Nutrition-sensitive Food Production System for Healthy Diets" was held from 22 to 26 April 2024 at Gloria Hotel in Kampong Thom town, with a total of 48 participants (16 females), including commune agriculture officers (CAOs), provincial agriculture officials and PCRL project team from the departments of agriculture, forestry and fisheries of Kampong Thom and Siem Reap provinces.

Both trainings are coordinated by competent trainers, the Department of Rice Crop and Department of Crop Seed of the General Directorate of Agriculture and Department of Agricultural Extension, Forestry and Fisheries, with updated and authorized training materials to ensure accurate and updated information to participants. All participants have received the certificate of attendance in the training and are becoming trainers in other target areas and provinces with additional technical assistance from relevant technical departments and other development partners.

After receiving the training, all trainees are committed to applying their basic knowledge gained from this training to the actual work in the target communes of each province and contribute to the improvement of the rice seed production system, sustainable rice production, as well as the distribution of good quality rice to millers and ensure that farmers receive premium prices for their products, mainly to contribute to the implementation of priority policies 5th and 6th of sustainable agricultural development in Cambodia.