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Workshop: Indicative priorities for ACIAR projects - Cambodian crops sector

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Workshop: Indicative priorities for ACIAR projects - Cambodian crops sector

A joint Cambodian-Australian workshop was held in Phnom Penh on 5-6 February 2008 to discuss priorities for collaborative agricultural research.

Participants included representatives from

  • ACIAR
  • AusAID
  • Cambodian National Ministries of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Water Resources and Meteorology and Commerce
  • Provincial Departments of Agriculture and Water Resources and Meteorology
  • universities and agricultural colleges
  • non-government organisations
  • other donors active in the agricultural sector.

Scope

The scope of the priority setting workshop was limited to establishing priorities for research cooperation in production, protection, processing and marketing of field and horticultural crops, including related water and soil management issues.

These priorities will be used by ACIAR as a framework for collaborative research for development activities over the next four year period, subject to further advice and information from Cambodia and alignment with the Australia-Cambodia (Whole-of-Government) development cooperation strategy that is currently under development.

ACIAR's strategy

ACIAR's strategy in Cambodia has two thrusts:

  • Firstly, it supports applied research and development to underpin agricultural diversification, particularly into non-rice field and horticultural crops, and into ruminant livestock.
  • Secondly, it supports research that aims to increase and secure the productivity of rice-based farming systems. As markets develop in Cambodia, ACIAR will place greater emphasis on research to underpin the development of suitable supply chains.

Themes for research cooperation

Agreed thematic areas for research cooperation are:

  • Soils and irrigation
  • Rice breeding, production, handling and marketing
  • Non-rice field crops
  • Horticulture

More information

For more detailed information on the workshop and these themes, see Indicative priorities for ACIAR projects - Cambodia crops sector (PDF).

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