Cambodia

We have been operating in Cambodia since 2013. We had provided training and practical exercises for local farmers in Battambang province to improve the efficiency of agricultural practices and technologies. The year 2017 was a turning point. We set up our own office in the capital city of Phnom Penh and began working with local non-profit Luther Hope Cambodia Organization (LHCO, previously Life with Dignity).

We extended our previous experience to rural areas of Pursat province, where we increased the resilience of local communities through training in disaster risk reduction (DRR), particularly against floods and droughts. Our long-standing work has brought farmers modern know-how in crop cultivation and subsequent value addition. By diversifying their income, they can be more economically self-sufficient and more prepared for crop failures, floods or droughts.  

Since 2020, we have been working to improve local infrastructure, particularly the availability and efficient management of drinking water resources. Similarly, we are working to increase access to adequate sanitation facilities and menstrual products in Kampong Chhnang province. In 2021, we launched a three-year project focusing on agriculture and food processing (mangoes, bananas, cucumbers, cabbage, pineapple, meat, fish) in Kampong Speu province, where we are working with 16 farmer cooperatives comprising over 5,000 smallholder farmers, mostly women, and where we are supporting a project to produce nutrient-rich food powder in 2024. In addition, in 2023, we followed up with a two-year cooperative digitization project that facilitates the linking of demand and supply of agricultural crops.

In general, the synergy of working with the university and private sector is important to us, which is why we have involved companies such as G-servis, Ekomonitor, Breberky and Holistic Solutions in our projects. We have also collaborated with the Czech University of Agriculture in Prague, the Mendel University in Brno and the local Institute of Technology in Cambodia.

We would like to thank the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, the Czech Development Agency and the UNDP Challenge Fund for their support of our projects in rural Cambodia.