ACT Project: Cambodia sets priorities to help combat Antimicrobial Resistance
24/05/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and key stakeholders in food and agriculture in Cambodia, have identified priority...
US Ambassador to Cambodia visits Siem Reap interventions aimed at reducing risks of animal health threats
28/04/2023
On 18 April 2023, the United States Ambassador to Cambodia, W. Patrick Murphy visited the Siem Reap live poultry collection point to appreciate activities which the Food and Agriculture Organization...
Press Release: Green Climate Fund approves an adaptation project to improve climate resilience of Cambodian smallholder famers in the Northern Tonle Sap Basin
15/03/2023
15 March 2023, Songdo, Republic of Korea- At its 35th Board meeting, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a USD 43 million project in Cambodia to enhance the adaptive...
They meet, they talk, they decide: how self-managed groups are building grassroots resilience in rural Cambodia
23/11/2022
In late August 2022, heavy rains flooded the lower areas of the Kok Chan village, Cambodia, threatening crops and roads, especially the main pathway used by farmers to go to...
JOINT PRESS RELEASE ON WORLD FOOD DAY, FAO, WFP AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CAMBODIA CALL FOR INVESTMENT IN FOOD SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION TO BUILD RESILIENCE TO SHOCKS AND CRISES
16/10/2022
Phnom Penh, 16 October 2022 – The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the United Nations World Food...
Cambodia adds its voice to Asia-Pacific countries in major gathering to rapidly transform the region’s agriculture and food systems, damaged by COVID, climate change and price spikes
05/10/2022
05/10/2022 – Bangkok – Five delegates from Cambodia led by H.E. Dr Hean Vanhan, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) took centre stage today...
Joint Press Release: Release of the Report of the Cambodia Agriculture Survey 2020
22/09/2022
Phnom Penh, 22 September 2022 – On the 22nd of September 2022, the National Institute of Statistics (NIS) of the Ministry of Planning (MoP), in partnership with the Ministry of...
Disclosure of the Environmental and Social Management Framework: GCF pipeline project “Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihoods in Northern Tonle Sap
09/09/2022
The Environmental and Social Management Framework of the newly proposed project “Public-Social-Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agri-culture and Resilient Livelihood in Northern Tonle Sap (PEARL)”, to be funded by the Green Climate...
FAO Representation in Cambodia donates its archive to two agricultural universities in Phnom Penh
22/08/2022
22 August 2022, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) donated its archive of at least 500 different types of documents with close to...
International Youth Day 2022: Student architects win design competition for FAO rooftop cafeteria
17/08/2022
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 17 August 2022 – A team of five architecture students from two different universities in Phnom Penh have won FAO Cambodia’s Rooftop Cafeteria Design Competition, with the...
Enhancing Cambodia’s technical capacity in preparing the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory
25/07/2022
Under the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) of the Paris Agreement, Cambodia should ensure the development of a reliable and sustainable national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory, as an essential instrument for...
Cambodia joins FAO and WFP to improve children’s diets through school food
12/07/2022
On 30 June 2022, Cambodia joined the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on the project “School food nutrition guidelines and...
Cambodia celebrates the World Food Safety Day highlighting the need to prioritize food safety throughout the food chain, from farm to table
30/06/2022
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 30 June 2022 – Like HIV or malaria, foodborne disease is one of the world's most serious public health challenges, with over 200 disease that have a direct link to eating...
Media Advisory: Cambodia to celebrate the World Food Safety Day highlighting the need to prioritize food safety throughout the food chain, from farm to table
22/06/2022
MEDIA ADVISORY
Cambodia to celebrate the World Food Safety Day highlighting the need to prioritize food safety throughout the food chain, from farm to table
WHEN: 30 June 2022 from 8:00 to...
Architectural Design Competition for the rooftop cafeteria kitchen and meeting space of new FAO Representation in Cambodia
03/06/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Cambodia welcomes a talented architecture student (preferably last year student of the university) to design a rooftop cafeteria kitchen...
PRESS RELEASE: Stakeholders in food and agriculture meet to evaluate implementation progress of Cambodia’s Antimicrobial Resistance
19/05/2022
Siem Reap, Cambodia 18 May 2022 - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing threat that occurs when drugs called antimicrobials including antibiotics, designed to kill microbes – bacteria, viruses, fungi...
Preparing Cambodia to address the Enhanced Transparency Framework requirements
20/04/2022
Cambodia is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change and ranks among the top ten in some indices.
Recognizing the negative impacts of climate change on people’s lives and...
GEF-FAO Mekong River Delta Aquifer project to kick off by the end of 2022
20/04/2022
To celebrate this year’s World Water Day, dedicated to groundwater, FAO Representation in Cambodia is excited to unveil a new Global Environment Facility (GEF) International Waters project, spotlighting transboundary Cambodia-Mekong...
Ministry of Environment and FAO looking into options for ensuring food security and safeguarding the environment for people in protected areas
07/04/2022
7 April 2022, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Cambodia, Ms Rebekah Bell, paid courtesy call on H.E. Dr...
FAO announces support to Cambodia on the assessment of the national food control systems
06/04/2022
6 April 2022, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Cambodia, Ms Rebekah Bell, paid a courtesy call on Deputy...