From 9-13 Feb 2009, a fact finding on agriculture situation in Kor Kor district, Pursat province and Mong Resey district, Battambang province was conducted by the Mr. Yim Sok Sophors, a staff members of Field program unit of CEDAC. The fact finding was carried out through interview and discussion with several key informants such as the representatives from provincial department of agriculture, district office of each studied district, the local authorities including the village chief and commune council members as well as the villagers.
Based on the result of the fact finding, the result found out is available to use for proposal writing in collaboration between CEDAC and TPO for a joint proposal to the EC (European Commission).
Friday, February 13, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Progress of IOM project
In this month, January 2009, there is a good progress in term of vegetable growing adopting/adapting by the cooperating farmers. The number of farmers have significantly increased if compare to the previous months. Additionally, we note that they are applying the technique of vegetable growing very well such as seedbed preparation, seed selection, pest control based on the principle of ecological agriculture, ordinarily, farmers use botanical pesticide and other mechanical method to control pest in their farms.
According to the result of vegetable growing, farmers can increase agricultural production especially the supply of healthy vegetable for family consumption and to generate further income for the family. It is able to mitigate the dependency of vegetable import from Vietnam as well so the domestic family agricultural product is increased.
In this month, Mr. Chhin Saray who is the YCL (Young Community Leader) also have been working involved in awareness raising on negative impact of chemical pesticide to human health and environment. It is really that he works in that area, Thnot commune in Kompong Ror district, and another one commune called Chantrea which is located in Chantrea district, Svay Rieng province. Most of the farmers in that area are using huge quantity of chemical pesticide and fertilizer for rice cultivation and they lack of knowledge on prevention method and the negative impact of those chemical to human being and environment as well as the economy. With our work in that area, the project staff have cooperated actively with the village chief to arrange some main events to raise the understanding of local farmers on chemical pesticide. Currently, key farmers have gained more understanding on chemical pesticide and they are playing critical role in disseminating the message of negative impact of pesticide to the other farmers in the village.
On the other hand, the project has also conducted individual follow up visit to sugar palm farmer producer in Sithor Kandal district, Prey Veng province. They have understood more and more about the collective selling of their products in order to increase the negotiation power with middlemen for their collective benefit. It is to note that the activity relating to supporting to form sugar palm producer groups should be formed in the dry season because it is a good time for farmers to produce sugar palm and it is able to organize collective selling among the group member as well.
Finally, the conclusion is that the number of farmers who applied agricultural innovations especially vegetable growing have gradually increased to meet their family need and supply for local market. The number of key farmers who can play important role in disseminating agricultural innovations in the community is also increased as they have learned well from the project. The local authority is good cooperation with the project and they support and participate in the activity of the project.
According to the result of vegetable growing, farmers can increase agricultural production especially the supply of healthy vegetable for family consumption and to generate further income for the family. It is able to mitigate the dependency of vegetable import from Vietnam as well so the domestic family agricultural product is increased.
In this month, Mr. Chhin Saray who is the YCL (Young Community Leader) also have been working involved in awareness raising on negative impact of chemical pesticide to human health and environment. It is really that he works in that area, Thnot commune in Kompong Ror district, and another one commune called Chantrea which is located in Chantrea district, Svay Rieng province. Most of the farmers in that area are using huge quantity of chemical pesticide and fertilizer for rice cultivation and they lack of knowledge on prevention method and the negative impact of those chemical to human being and environment as well as the economy. With our work in that area, the project staff have cooperated actively with the village chief to arrange some main events to raise the understanding of local farmers on chemical pesticide. Currently, key farmers have gained more understanding on chemical pesticide and they are playing critical role in disseminating the message of negative impact of pesticide to the other farmers in the village.
On the other hand, the project has also conducted individual follow up visit to sugar palm farmer producer in Sithor Kandal district, Prey Veng province. They have understood more and more about the collective selling of their products in order to increase the negotiation power with middlemen for their collective benefit. It is to note that the activity relating to supporting to form sugar palm producer groups should be formed in the dry season because it is a good time for farmers to produce sugar palm and it is able to organize collective selling among the group member as well.
Finally, the conclusion is that the number of farmers who applied agricultural innovations especially vegetable growing have gradually increased to meet their family need and supply for local market. The number of key farmers who can play important role in disseminating agricultural innovations in the community is also increased as they have learned well from the project. The local authority is good cooperation with the project and they support and participate in the activity of the project.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Field mission to Agriculture Livelihood Project in Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia
Summary of the FIELD MISSION SUPPORT to
Agriculture Livelihood Program for the Sok San Indigenous Community,
Koh Ngiek district, Mondulkiri province
From 20-24 January 2009
I. INTRODUCTION
From 20-24 January 2009, Mr. Kin Mengse, senior program officer and Mr. Yim Sok Sophors, junior program officer of CEDAC have conducted a 5-day field supporting mission to the project ALP. The purpose of the mission is to review the project’s progress and to coach the project staff in facilitating some important events of the project like SRI workshop and project assessment workshop. The activities relating to the field mission are conducted in different characteristics as follows:
-Meeting with the project staff to review the project progress (comparison between the actual result and the expectation)
-Field visit and individual interview with the cooperating farmers
-Demonstrating the project staff how to facilitate the SRI workshop, the project assessment workshop,
-Wrap-up meeting with the project’s donor, WWF
II. MAIN ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS
1. Reflection meeting with the project staff
First of all, the support officers and the project staff sat together to conduct an overview of the project especially to see the progress of project implementation and results in comparison to the project’s expectation which have set in the project document.
The quarterly activity plan and expectation was also raised for overview among the project staff. It is to note that some of the activities have been achieved well but some other activities are needed to be done later on.
However, the project staff needs to take more attention to some activities such as:
-Providing award to 12 farmers who have adopted/adapted successfully the agricultural innovations promoted by the project
-Thematic workshop on agricultural technique
-Village general meeting
-Capacity building for key farmers
2. Individual farmer interview
Several farmers in the target villages were met and interviewed about their progress after cooperation with the project. The knowledge and actual technical practice of farmers were assessed by asking questions and direct visit to the farm.
It is to note that 4 farmers have already grown vegetable in Klang Lei village, they have prepared vegetable garden the average size of 0.01-0.02 ha. The main thing to encourage farmers in adapting vegetable growing is the exposure visit that was organized by the project staff to Ratanakiri province. Some farmers bought materials and equipments for vegetable growing after coming back from the visit.
It is to note the project staff has organized one exposure visit to Ratanakiri province and key farmers of ALP are more motivated since they have directly seen the practice of indigenous farmers in Ratanakiri province, additionally they are also interested in setting up community shop as it provides much benefit to the group members.
Concerning to the updated information of agricultural innovations, the project staff needs to pay attention to collect the reliable data information, there in fact more farmers have applied innovations but we could collect some of them only. Alternatively, the project staff should train community field assistants and key farmers to help in collecting the data.
3. Facilitating the workshops on SRI and Progress Assessment Workshop
Mr. Chiev Sopheak, the project officer of ALP has facilitated the SRI workshop and the project assessment workshop under participation with the field mission team. The supporting officers and the project staff have discussed together about the agenda and methodology for organizing each event. It is to note there were over than 50 farmers have participated in each workshop; they come and shared what they have done either agricultural technical practice (SRI, vegetable growing) or social farmer groups (collective saving groups).
Those events are necessary important to provide opportunities for cooperating farmers and non-cooperating farmers as well as the local authorities to keep in touch with the progress of the project
It is to note that the action plan of each individual farmer has been developed and hopefully there will be more and more farmers have applied innovations for the next season.
The project staff should organize more meetings or trainings with farmers in groups, it will motivate farmers to apply agricultural innovations and the level of dissemination is enlarged. The reflection meeting or workshop with the participation of cooperating farmers and non-cooperating farmers as well as the local stakeholders is necessary important to ensure a good project’s impact.
4. Meeting with WWF
At the end of the mission day, Mr. Kin Mengse has presented the result of the field mission to WWF at the office of WWF in Mondulkiri provincial town. It was a chance to present the updated and finding of the field mission and also discussed about the review of the project relating to budget and financial report, activities plan for the second year, etc.
During the discussion, some agreed points come out as follows:
-CEDAC will prepare the budget plan for the second year of the project, CEDAC will also revise some budget lines, such as the salary for the project staff and field mission to the project,
-Prepare the activity plan of the project for the second year implementation
-Remind the project staff to send regularly the project activity report to WWF
Mr. Kin Mengse also shared some ideas relating to the training on leadership that was organized by CEDAC for several time, the concept of professional CBO that can play role to provide development services in the community. On the other hand, WWF also shared about the project concerning to aquaculture (fish raising) which is funded by the commune, if CEDAC interest for this project, it is really good, WWF said.
III. CONCLUSION
Based on the result of field mission, it is able to conclude that the project has conducted several important events at the end of the first year in order to sum-up and present the result of the project to the local stakeholders included the cooperating farmers, non-cooperating farmers, local authorities (village chief and commune council members). Additionally, the rice yield of SRI practice is almost double comparing to the yield of traditional practice.
Furthermore, it is to note that farmers are well understood about the advantages of collective saving groups and they are interested in participating in the group. Furthermore, there are more farmers have grown vegetable during this time. Additionally, it is to note that some key farmers are good potential in applying agricultural innovations and they are now becoming a good model farmer in the target villages of the project.
IV. RECOMMENDATION
These are some recommendation for improving the project:
-The project staff needs to make effort in updating the progress data of technical innovations otherwise the project will not be able to reach its real situation and reliable data. In fact, the number of farmers who have applied technical innovations
-The project staff should invite representative from WWF to join the important events which organized by the project, it will be helpful to ensure good information flow among the implementing agency and funding agency,
-Mr. Cheav Sopheak needs to send regularly the monthly activity report of the project to WWF so that WWF will be able to keep in touch with the progress of the project,
-The project staff should contact the school teachers and health centers for demonstration of vegetable growing
-The capacity building on budget management of the project is needed to provide for the project staff
Additionally, WWF will conduct a field mission to the project’s target area in order to see the progress of the project especially the level of agricultural adoption by the target farmers.
CEDAC will prepare budget plan for the second year of the project, financial report of the project in year 1, activity plan for year 2, and those will be sent to WWF at the first week of February 2009.
It is to note that CEDAC will revise some budget lines concerning to the salary of the project’s staff and another line on supporting mission to the project, CEDAC proposed it to be conducted every 2 months.
Agriculture Livelihood Program for the Sok San Indigenous Community,
Koh Ngiek district, Mondulkiri province
From 20-24 January 2009
I. INTRODUCTION
From 20-24 January 2009, Mr. Kin Mengse, senior program officer and Mr. Yim Sok Sophors, junior program officer of CEDAC have conducted a 5-day field supporting mission to the project ALP. The purpose of the mission is to review the project’s progress and to coach the project staff in facilitating some important events of the project like SRI workshop and project assessment workshop. The activities relating to the field mission are conducted in different characteristics as follows:
-Meeting with the project staff to review the project progress (comparison between the actual result and the expectation)
-Field visit and individual interview with the cooperating farmers
-Demonstrating the project staff how to facilitate the SRI workshop, the project assessment workshop,
-Wrap-up meeting with the project’s donor, WWF
II. MAIN ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS
1. Reflection meeting with the project staff
First of all, the support officers and the project staff sat together to conduct an overview of the project especially to see the progress of project implementation and results in comparison to the project’s expectation which have set in the project document.
The quarterly activity plan and expectation was also raised for overview among the project staff. It is to note that some of the activities have been achieved well but some other activities are needed to be done later on.
However, the project staff needs to take more attention to some activities such as:
-Providing award to 12 farmers who have adopted/adapted successfully the agricultural innovations promoted by the project
-Thematic workshop on agricultural technique
-Village general meeting
-Capacity building for key farmers
2. Individual farmer interview
Several farmers in the target villages were met and interviewed about their progress after cooperation with the project. The knowledge and actual technical practice of farmers were assessed by asking questions and direct visit to the farm.
It is to note that 4 farmers have already grown vegetable in Klang Lei village, they have prepared vegetable garden the average size of 0.01-0.02 ha. The main thing to encourage farmers in adapting vegetable growing is the exposure visit that was organized by the project staff to Ratanakiri province. Some farmers bought materials and equipments for vegetable growing after coming back from the visit.
It is to note the project staff has organized one exposure visit to Ratanakiri province and key farmers of ALP are more motivated since they have directly seen the practice of indigenous farmers in Ratanakiri province, additionally they are also interested in setting up community shop as it provides much benefit to the group members.
Concerning to the updated information of agricultural innovations, the project staff needs to pay attention to collect the reliable data information, there in fact more farmers have applied innovations but we could collect some of them only. Alternatively, the project staff should train community field assistants and key farmers to help in collecting the data.
3. Facilitating the workshops on SRI and Progress Assessment Workshop
Mr. Chiev Sopheak, the project officer of ALP has facilitated the SRI workshop and the project assessment workshop under participation with the field mission team. The supporting officers and the project staff have discussed together about the agenda and methodology for organizing each event. It is to note there were over than 50 farmers have participated in each workshop; they come and shared what they have done either agricultural technical practice (SRI, vegetable growing) or social farmer groups (collective saving groups).
Those events are necessary important to provide opportunities for cooperating farmers and non-cooperating farmers as well as the local authorities to keep in touch with the progress of the project
It is to note that the action plan of each individual farmer has been developed and hopefully there will be more and more farmers have applied innovations for the next season.
The project staff should organize more meetings or trainings with farmers in groups, it will motivate farmers to apply agricultural innovations and the level of dissemination is enlarged. The reflection meeting or workshop with the participation of cooperating farmers and non-cooperating farmers as well as the local stakeholders is necessary important to ensure a good project’s impact.
4. Meeting with WWF
At the end of the mission day, Mr. Kin Mengse has presented the result of the field mission to WWF at the office of WWF in Mondulkiri provincial town. It was a chance to present the updated and finding of the field mission and also discussed about the review of the project relating to budget and financial report, activities plan for the second year, etc.
During the discussion, some agreed points come out as follows:
-CEDAC will prepare the budget plan for the second year of the project, CEDAC will also revise some budget lines, such as the salary for the project staff and field mission to the project,
-Prepare the activity plan of the project for the second year implementation
-Remind the project staff to send regularly the project activity report to WWF
Mr. Kin Mengse also shared some ideas relating to the training on leadership that was organized by CEDAC for several time, the concept of professional CBO that can play role to provide development services in the community. On the other hand, WWF also shared about the project concerning to aquaculture (fish raising) which is funded by the commune, if CEDAC interest for this project, it is really good, WWF said.
III. CONCLUSION
Based on the result of field mission, it is able to conclude that the project has conducted several important events at the end of the first year in order to sum-up and present the result of the project to the local stakeholders included the cooperating farmers, non-cooperating farmers, local authorities (village chief and commune council members). Additionally, the rice yield of SRI practice is almost double comparing to the yield of traditional practice.
Furthermore, it is to note that farmers are well understood about the advantages of collective saving groups and they are interested in participating in the group. Furthermore, there are more farmers have grown vegetable during this time. Additionally, it is to note that some key farmers are good potential in applying agricultural innovations and they are now becoming a good model farmer in the target villages of the project.
IV. RECOMMENDATION
These are some recommendation for improving the project:
-The project staff needs to make effort in updating the progress data of technical innovations otherwise the project will not be able to reach its real situation and reliable data. In fact, the number of farmers who have applied technical innovations
-The project staff should invite representative from WWF to join the important events which organized by the project, it will be helpful to ensure good information flow among the implementing agency and funding agency,
-Mr. Cheav Sopheak needs to send regularly the monthly activity report of the project to WWF so that WWF will be able to keep in touch with the progress of the project,
-The project staff should contact the school teachers and health centers for demonstration of vegetable growing
-The capacity building on budget management of the project is needed to provide for the project staff
Additionally, WWF will conduct a field mission to the project’s target area in order to see the progress of the project especially the level of agricultural adoption by the target farmers.
CEDAC will prepare budget plan for the second year of the project, financial report of the project in year 1, activity plan for year 2, and those will be sent to WWF at the first week of February 2009.
It is to note that CEDAC will revise some budget lines concerning to the salary of the project’s staff and another line on supporting mission to the project, CEDAC proposed it to be conducted every 2 months.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Linking Small Farmers to Market
Concerning to the project "Linking Farmers to Market for Rural Prosperity in Prey Veng and Svay Rieng provinces of Cambodia" which has been implementing by CEDAC (Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture)is now moving on the progress. It is to note that IDE (International Development Enterprises) which is the funding agency of this project has recently facilitated to select PEA (Private Extension Agents), PEA will be the one who link farmers access to high quality agriculture input supplies, specialized on vegetable seeds and drip irrigation equipments and so on.
Regarding to the farmers' activities in the field, vegetable growing have been applying after harvesting rice. It is a good time for vegetable growing in Cambodia meanwhile farmers have already harvested rice in December and January and there are some remaining raining water in the rice field or ponds so that they can grow vegetable, the vegetable is mainly used for family consumption. Actually, most of Cambodian farmers are highly dependent on raining water as they have no access to irrigation scheme like canal, etc. By the reason, farmers are hard to grow vegetable especially in the dry season meanwhile they have no sufficient water for watering their crops. The arable land is kept free without any cover crops, it indicates that farmers have not used as much as possible the productivity of arable land and poor knowledge and skill in term of soil nutrient management in the dry season, the rice straw were slashed and burned without understanding of its advantages for covering the land.
60%-70% of vegetables in Cambodia has been imported from Vietnam (IDE Cambodia), so it is a good potential for Cambodian farmers to grow vegetables for domestic supply. But the constraint is high production cost that is not able to compete with imported products. SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL FARMING SHOULD BE CONSIDERED!
Regarding to the farmers' activities in the field, vegetable growing have been applying after harvesting rice. It is a good time for vegetable growing in Cambodia meanwhile farmers have already harvested rice in December and January and there are some remaining raining water in the rice field or ponds so that they can grow vegetable, the vegetable is mainly used for family consumption. Actually, most of Cambodian farmers are highly dependent on raining water as they have no access to irrigation scheme like canal, etc. By the reason, farmers are hard to grow vegetable especially in the dry season meanwhile they have no sufficient water for watering their crops. The arable land is kept free without any cover crops, it indicates that farmers have not used as much as possible the productivity of arable land and poor knowledge and skill in term of soil nutrient management in the dry season, the rice straw were slashed and burned without understanding of its advantages for covering the land.
60%-70% of vegetables in Cambodia has been imported from Vietnam (IDE Cambodia), so it is a good potential for Cambodian farmers to grow vegetables for domestic supply. But the constraint is high production cost that is not able to compete with imported products. SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL FARMING SHOULD BE CONSIDERED!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Monitoring Mission to Svay Rieng Province
On 09-10 December 2008, Mr. Kin Mengse (Program officer of CEDAC), Mr. San Sorn (the project staff of the Improvement of the most Vulnerable Families for Protection of Human Trafficking and Unsafe Migration), and Mr. Yim Sok Sophors (Project Manager) have conductd a internal monitoring for this project in purpose of understanding the general progress of the proejct especially to seek for strategies in progressing the project.
7 cooperating farmers were interviewed individually in 2 villages of 2 communes. It is to note most of them have applied the technique they have learned from the project, that is vegetable growing technique. Currently, they have prepared the vegetable garden and have grown some local varieties inside their homestead area. Remarkably, some farmers have not only use for family consumption, but also sell vegetable to neigboring farmilies to get further income for the families. One family that we have met during the monitoring raised that they have used money for selling of vegetable for their daily life, such as expense for children tuition, foods, etc.
Now, it is a good time for vegetable growing, so there will more farmers grow vegetable after they have completed rice harvesting in December.
7 cooperating farmers were interviewed individually in 2 villages of 2 communes. It is to note most of them have applied the technique they have learned from the project, that is vegetable growing technique. Currently, they have prepared the vegetable garden and have grown some local varieties inside their homestead area. Remarkably, some farmers have not only use for family consumption, but also sell vegetable to neigboring farmilies to get further income for the families. One family that we have met during the monitoring raised that they have used money for selling of vegetable for their daily life, such as expense for children tuition, foods, etc.
Now, it is a good time for vegetable growing, so there will more farmers grow vegetable after they have completed rice harvesting in December.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Meeting at IDE Office, Phnom Penh
On 08 December 2008, I participated in a series meeting at IDE office from 2:30-5:00pm. The meeting consisted of totally 8 peoples which included 5 from IDE (among them 2 are foreigner technical advisors), 2 from PADEK , and 1 from CEDAC. The meeting aimed to follow up the progress of PEA selection process and to discuss on the preparation for the first meeting with interested PEA candidates that will be held in Svay Rieng and Prey Veng provinces on 16-17 December 2008.
At the inception phase of the meeting, each of NGO partner such as IDE, PADEK and CEDAC has shared the general overview of the progress of PEA selection process in each responsible target areas. I could know that there were only 3 people called to IDE by its radio broadcasting program but PADEK and CEDAC could get higher number of candidates who are interested of being PEAs which is around 4-5 interested farmers per commune have applied so far. However, the numbers of farmers who have applied for being PEAs have not yet been gathered by the project’s staff in some other communes so the information will be lastly updated on December 12, 2009. A step forward after sharing an overview of the progress in the field, Mr. Ros Kimsan, operational manger of IDE has presented the slides that he is going to present during the first meeting with interested PEA candidates.
Ultimately, we all who were in the meeting jointly decided the following points:
•There will be only 2 days for the first meeting with interested PEA candidates that 2 meetings will be organized in Svay Rieng province (one meeting at the morning and another at the afternoon) and another in Prey Veng
•One meeting will be organized in Kompong Trabek district, Prey Veng province with the invitation of interested PEA candidates from Baphnom and Prash Sdach districts as well.
•Mr. Sieng Kan, IDE’s staff, will inform to CEDAC and PADEK about the name of communes will be invited in the particular meeting (schedule and meeting venue)
•CEDAC and PADEK will send the name list of total interested PEA candidates to IDE on December 12, 2008.
At the inception phase of the meeting, each of NGO partner such as IDE, PADEK and CEDAC has shared the general overview of the progress of PEA selection process in each responsible target areas. I could know that there were only 3 people called to IDE by its radio broadcasting program but PADEK and CEDAC could get higher number of candidates who are interested of being PEAs which is around 4-5 interested farmers per commune have applied so far. However, the numbers of farmers who have applied for being PEAs have not yet been gathered by the project’s staff in some other communes so the information will be lastly updated on December 12, 2009. A step forward after sharing an overview of the progress in the field, Mr. Ros Kimsan, operational manger of IDE has presented the slides that he is going to present during the first meeting with interested PEA candidates.
Ultimately, we all who were in the meeting jointly decided the following points:
•There will be only 2 days for the first meeting with interested PEA candidates that 2 meetings will be organized in Svay Rieng province (one meeting at the morning and another at the afternoon) and another in Prey Veng
•One meeting will be organized in Kompong Trabek district, Prey Veng province with the invitation of interested PEA candidates from Baphnom and Prash Sdach districts as well.
•Mr. Sieng Kan, IDE’s staff, will inform to CEDAC and PADEK about the name of communes will be invited in the particular meeting (schedule and meeting venue)
•CEDAC and PADEK will send the name list of total interested PEA candidates to IDE on December 12, 2008.
RIU Prey Veng
Mr. Yim Sok Sophors went to Prey Veng and Svay Rieng province from 3-5 Dec 08 in order to meet with YCLs and CFA who is working for the project Linking Farmers with Market for Rural Prosperity in Baphnom district, Prey Veng province and Svay Chrum district, Svay Rieng provinces. Some activities have been done at Baphnom such as:
Meeting with YCLs
We have discussed to prepared activity work plan for the project Linking Farmers with Market for Rural Prosperity in December 2008. Several key activities are highlighted as follows:
-Organizing village general meeting in 7 villages that have not yet been organized
-Announcement to recruit farmers who are interested to be PEA (Private Extension Agent) for the project Lining Farmers with Market for Rural Prosperity
-Participating in workshop that will be organized by IDE (International Development Enterprises) in Prey Veng and Svay Rieng to select potential PEAs.
-YCL and CFA will organize group meeting with vegetable farmer producer groups in Baphnom and Kompong Trabek district, Prey Veng province. In Svay Rieng, YCL is going to continue working on organizing village general meeting due to this activity has not been accomplished
-2 cases studied written by YCL and CFA will be produced in this month
-Additionally, the project’s staffs also planned to conduct individual follow up visit to the target families as well, several questions will be raised during the discussion with them in order to seek for understanding on the situation of vegetable growing in those target families,
-1 YCL in Svay Rieng, named “Chhim Veasna” probably would like to resign from work due to he is sick and unable to continue working, he will inform me in December 2008 after the result of health check come out,
Additionally, I would like to emphasize that the main activity relating to RIU/ICF project in this month is mainly focused on selection of PEA (Private Extension Agency) who are the input suppliers to farmer producer groups.
2.Based on San Sorn (Farmer Community Facilitator in Svay Rieng province), Mr. Prak Sereyvath called him to host a visit from a group of people consist of 2 French and 1 Khmer-French nationality so he spend one day to host them as that group wanted to visite a commune in Svay Chrum district in order to set up a project relating to vegetable growing and they also wanted to include schoolteachers in the project as well. Based on San Sorn, the project will start in 2009.
Meeting with YCLs
We have discussed to prepared activity work plan for the project Linking Farmers with Market for Rural Prosperity in December 2008. Several key activities are highlighted as follows:
-Organizing village general meeting in 7 villages that have not yet been organized
-Announcement to recruit farmers who are interested to be PEA (Private Extension Agent) for the project Lining Farmers with Market for Rural Prosperity
-Participating in workshop that will be organized by IDE (International Development Enterprises) in Prey Veng and Svay Rieng to select potential PEAs.
-YCL and CFA will organize group meeting with vegetable farmer producer groups in Baphnom and Kompong Trabek district, Prey Veng province. In Svay Rieng, YCL is going to continue working on organizing village general meeting due to this activity has not been accomplished
-2 cases studied written by YCL and CFA will be produced in this month
-Additionally, the project’s staffs also planned to conduct individual follow up visit to the target families as well, several questions will be raised during the discussion with them in order to seek for understanding on the situation of vegetable growing in those target families,
-1 YCL in Svay Rieng, named “Chhim Veasna” probably would like to resign from work due to he is sick and unable to continue working, he will inform me in December 2008 after the result of health check come out,
Additionally, I would like to emphasize that the main activity relating to RIU/ICF project in this month is mainly focused on selection of PEA (Private Extension Agency) who are the input suppliers to farmer producer groups.
2.Based on San Sorn (Farmer Community Facilitator in Svay Rieng province), Mr. Prak Sereyvath called him to host a visit from a group of people consist of 2 French and 1 Khmer-French nationality so he spend one day to host them as that group wanted to visite a commune in Svay Chrum district in order to set up a project relating to vegetable growing and they also wanted to include schoolteachers in the project as well. Based on San Sorn, the project will start in 2009.
Monday, December 1, 2008
RIU/ICF Baphnom, Prey Veng
24-25 November 2008: Mr. Yim Sok Sophors, the project manager of RIU/ICF (CEDAC) went to Baphnom district, Prey Veng province in order to review the project's progress with 2 market chain officers. Additionally, he also participated to a village general meeting at Trapaing Seka village of Sdao Koang commune.
Based on the discussion with market chain officers, generally there were around 25-30attended in each meeting and there are at least 10 farmers are interested in the project, they would like to join the vegetable farmer producer groups that will be faciliated by the project.
Based on the discussion with market chain officers, generally there were around 25-30attended in each meeting and there are at least 10 farmers are interested in the project, they would like to join the vegetable farmer producer groups that will be faciliated by the project.
Mission to Prey Veng
26-27 November 2008: I went to Svay Rieng and Prey Veng provinces to work for the project IOM. During working there, I also went to Sithor Kandal district to see the general progress of the project. generally we could see that cooperating farmers have been preparing and applying the technique of vegetable growing they have learned from the project's staff.
Duringt the visit, Mr. San Sorn also distributed some vegetable seeds to farmers who have already prepared the vegetable garden so that they can use it for diversifying their crops as they have some own seeds. In addition to vegetable growing, it is expected that the number of cooperating farmers who grow vegetable will be increased significantly after rice harvesting, farmers will have sufficient time to involve in growing vegetable.
Duringt the visit, Mr. San Sorn also distributed some vegetable seeds to farmers who have already prepared the vegetable garden so that they can use it for diversifying their crops as they have some own seeds. In addition to vegetable growing, it is expected that the number of cooperating farmers who grow vegetable will be increased significantly after rice harvesting, farmers will have sufficient time to involve in growing vegetable.
Meeting RIU/ICF
27 November 2008: Mr. Lang Seng Horng, Mr. Bun Penhpheak and I (Mr. Yim Soksophors) myself have attended a meeting with PADEK and IDE in term of the project RIU/ICF. Generally, we have continued to debate on PEA selection from the last meeting, such as schedule of PEA selection process, outline for the workshop and who will be involved, etc.
Ultimately, we are clear on what what we are going to do and the next meeting will be held on 09 December 2008. However, there is a need of discussion about the principles relating to the training topics to PEAs (Private Extension Agent) as well as the business of PEA relating to chemical fertilizer and pesticide. It is to note that CEDAC is a local NGOs working to promote family ecological agriculture so that this project needs to design based on the policy and stand of CEDAC in term of agriculture and rural development.
Ultimately, we are clear on what what we are going to do and the next meeting will be held on 09 December 2008. However, there is a need of discussion about the principles relating to the training topics to PEAs (Private Extension Agent) as well as the business of PEA relating to chemical fertilizer and pesticide. It is to note that CEDAC is a local NGOs working to promote family ecological agriculture so that this project needs to design based on the policy and stand of CEDAC in term of agriculture and rural development.
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