The objective of the Dapog nursery method is to help reducing risk in the face of droughts and floods in Cambodia due to its flexibility and its production of healthy and resilient seedlings.

Description

Originated in the Philippines, Dapog nursery of raising seedlings was adopted in Cambodia in the 1990s. Through this method, the seedlings can be raised without any soil. This allows some flexibility in where seedlings can be raised. For instance, a Dapog nursery can be constructed in the fields, on small portions of land, or even on concrete floors as long as there is a reliable water source nearby. Furthermore, the method reduces labor, because seedlings do not need to be pulled and planted. In Cambodia, the use of the Dapog nursery method has become more popular due to this flexibility.

This good practice option (GPO) is part of the document “Good practice options for disaster risk reduction in agriculture in Cambodia”, which consolidates 10 GPOs that were endorsed by the General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA), Cambodia, under the joint GDA FAO DIPECHO project “Enhancing capacities for disaster risk reduction in agriculture in Cambodia and the Philippines”