SRI

November 12, 2009 Dr. Yang Saing Koma, CEDAC`s president, recently participated in a live talk show on Mlub Baitong (Green Shade) Radio Program on Environment. The discussion topic for this special show, which ran from 14:00 – 15:00 pm,…

Beginning in October 2009, CEDAC extended its dissemination activities by contributing to a regular monthly broadcast show with CTN TV that airs every second Monday of the month. Speaking this month on the live CTN TV show, "Internet Talk",…

Since October 2009, CEDAC has been implementing a food security project titled Improving Food Security for Women and Rural Poor in Mundulkiri Province (IFWP-MP) with funding support from the European Union (EU). As the rainy season is…

July 01, 2010 As Cambodian farmers are now busy with their rice farming during this wet season, CEDAC is encouraging farmers to apply simple farming practices to improve rice productivity by. CEDAC President, Dr. Yang Saing Koma, said that…

In July 2010, the project team in Chantrea district, Svay Rieng province conducted a SRI Campaign with 270 participants (137 women). Those participants included farmers, village chiefs, commune councilors, and local stakeholders from 9…

On the 20th of April, 2011, Mr. Yi Kim Than, CEDAC Field Program Director, appeared on CTN’s live TV show Morning News Update to discuss CEDAC’s experience in promoting the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Cambodia over the last ten…

On the 21st of April, 2011 CEDAC organized a training session on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) for six Community Field Assistants (CFA) at CEDAC’s office in Mondulkiri province. This training was facilitated by Mr. Pol Sam Arth,…

PHNOM PENH: On May 19 2011, Dr. Yang Saing Koma, CEDAC’s President, facilitated a one-day workshop on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) at the CEDAC Head Office. The workshop drew participation from approximately 40 staff members…

TUESDAY, 21 JUNE 2011 15:01 KRISTIN LYNCH CAMBODIA’S average rice yields sit below most regional neighbours, though experts say improved farming methods would assist with boosting harvests of the staple crop. The Centre for Study…

Cambodian farmers utilizing SRI techniques over the past ten years have experienced an increase in rice yields from 30 to 150 percent, depending on the farmers’ levels of SRI imple¬mentation and productivity, and on natural conditions for…