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Phnom Penh, 1 December 2021- Despite several awareness campaigns on antimicrobial awareness and its risks in Cambodia, there is still low awareness among farmers, animal health specialists and the general public. The problem of AMR is being noticed again with the increasing use of antibiotics, especially in the treatment of...

On 7 July 2021, the Gender and Children Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has signed a Letter of Agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) in Cambodia, to implement the Women’s Empowerment Farmer Business School (WE-FBS) approach in the provinces...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) announced a new project that seeks to promote economically and environmentally efficient rice production in Cambodia.  The Building Capacity on Promoting Economically and Environmentally Efficient...

Cambodia has made two important strides towards improving agricultural and rural data collection under the 50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap. First, ahead of nationwide data collection for the 2021 Cambodia Agriculture Survey (CAS), the country conducted a 9-day Training of Trainers to boost the understanding and expertise...

In Cambodia, the African swine fever (ASF) was firstly detected in the pig population in April 2019 in Ratanakiri province. The virus has spread to four areas of Cambodia, including Tboung Khmum, Svay Rieng, Takeo, and Kandal provinces, where 3,575 pigs have either died from it or been culled. It...