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On 30 March 2016, Mr. Alexandre HUYNH met with Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Hor Namhong at the ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to present his credential letters as new Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Cambodia. That was also an opportunity...

The Right to Food is a fundamental human right recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, entrenched in the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1966, and further supported by United Nations summits and initiatives. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has a mandate to...

Celebrating the 105th International Women’s Day, the Life and Nature project of UN-FAO Cambodia (funded by the Global Environment Facility) launched its gender mainstreaming measures. In collaboration with Preah Vihear Provincial Department of Women’s Affairs (PDOWA) a Training of Trainers (TOT) session was conducted on March 8-9, 2016. The training...

On 10th December 2015 in Phnom Penh, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) released the report of the agriculture census 2013, the first ever in the history of the country. The report paints a comprehensive picture of the current agricultural situation in Cambodia.  The report includes key findings on the total number and characteristics...

Ms Nina Brandstrup, Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations joined His Excellency the Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dr. Ouk Rabun, the senior representatives of the royal government of Cambodia, representatives of diplomatic missions and NGOs for the official celebration of...