Cambodia creates a roadmap that enhances forest governance
04/02/2019
4 February 2019, Phnom Penh: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and The European Union (EU) congratulated the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) on its active...
World antibiotic awareness week in Cambodia: handle food safely and combat AMR
14/01/2019
November 26-27, 2018, CAMBODIA: Antibiotics are vital to treat infections in people, animals and plants, but their misuse can lead to treatment failure when microbes develop resistance. As a result,...
A Simulation Exercise to Strengthen Cambodia’s Preparedness to Respond to Influenza Outbreaks
09/01/2019
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Cambodia experienced an increased number of reported avian influenza outbreaks in poultry in late 2017 and early 2018. This increase can most likely be explained by improvements in...
Climate Change adaptation: standing for bottom-up
27/12/2018
Siem Reap 12–15 December 2018: Forum to accelerate efforts to wipe out root causes of climate change impact upon the livelihoods of Cambodia’s rural poor.
An unpredictable change of weather patterns and...
Can forests save our water?
21/12/2018
Another great way forward towards Improved Ecosystem Functionality – An implementation of the forest and landscape restoration
Under FAO's Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded "Life and Nature" project, a joint force of...
FAO and the Royal Government of Cambodia discuss the way forward for FAO’s support to agricultural development in Cambodia
03/12/2018
FAO Cambodia organized a “Stakeholders’ Workshop” on 31 October 2018 to share the findings, conclusions and recommendations of a recently concluded independent evaluation of FAO’s country programme in Cambodia. The...
Press Release: Cambodia joins World Antibiotic Awareness Week Celebrations aiming to prevent misuse of antimicrobials
20/11/2018
CAMBODIA: Over-prescribing of antibiotics by physicians, veterinarians, dentists and their misuse by farmers result in resistance by the microbes to drugs that were designed to fight them. As a result,...
World Food Day 2018: Our actions are our future
31/10/2018
In Cambodia, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO), the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), and partner organizations...
Another step forward in improving the Live Bird Market: Experts, responsible authorities and stakeholders meet to develop model design for Live Bird Markets
31/10/2018
Takeo province, Cambodia – Since 2004, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks have been widely reported in Cambodia. Takeo Live Bird Market (LBM) is one of the largest LBMs in...
Consultation Workshop for The Cambodia Inter-Censal Agriculture Survey 2019
31/07/2018
PHNOM PENH, JULY 2018: In the context of rapid development, Cambodia needs more and better quality statistical data in agriculture and the rural sector and these data are required much...
CARD, MAFF, FAO and WorldFish Cambodia exploring how social protection can improve sustainable use of fisheries resources
04/07/2018
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Relevant government stakeholders from national, provincial, district, commune and village level as well as development partners and NGOs attended the workshop, discussed and provided inputs into the...
Cambodia identifies the capacities to be strengthened on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests
22/06/2018
Siem Reap, 2018: Endorsed in 2012 by the Committee on World Food Security after a participatory process of consultation and negotiation, the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure...
Strengthening the Multi-Level Response to Avian Influenza Outbreaks
15/05/2018
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA 2018: Cambodia reported an increased number of avian influenza outbreaks in poultry in late 2017 and early 2018. This increase can be explained by improvements in the...
Equipping Cambodian Health Professionals with Avian Influenza Risk Assessment Skills
07/05/2018
BATTAMBANG 2017, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a training workshop from 24-27 April in Battambong province, focusing on avian influenza risk assessment, in response...
Cambodia Delegation on Study Tour to Explore Acceptable Live Bird Markets Improvements
10/04/2018
The Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Disease of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) organised a study tour with Cambodia’s Takeo provincial authorities and other stakeholders to visit Live Bird...
Workshop to Develop a Shock-Responsive Social Protection System in Cambodia
09/04/2018
Phnom Penh, 02 April 2018: In partnership with the Council for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), WorldFish Center and other UN agencies,...
Cambodia is first to organize a national High Level Tripartite Meeting on Multi-Sectoral Action Plan to combat Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
22/12/2017
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – The three leading ministries on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the Ministry of Health (MoH), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), and the Ministry of Environment (MoE)...
High level Tripartite Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance to be held in Cambodia
27/11/2017
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA—International and national animal and public health; and environment experts will gather in Phnom Penh for the fifth time to discuss the action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR)...
Press Release
13/11/2017
Phnom Penh: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is one of the fastest growing threats to global health, food security, and development today. The world faces a severe problem of misuse of antibiotics...
Launch of a project for a better biosecurity and biosafety improvement of live bird markets and poultry value chain in Takeo
13/11/2017
Phnom Penh: UN-FAO Cambodia launched the new project “Evidence Based Risk Management Along the Livestock Production and Market Chain” on 10 November. The project will focus on Takeo province and support...