Working with women farmers to make Cambodian communities “Plantwise”
Greater involvement of women in plant clinics has improved the climate resilience of the farmers in Rohal Suong village, Cambodia. Women farmers play a critical role in agricultural production and food security, as well as household welfare in most Southeast Asian countries. According to a Census of Agriculture in Cambodia in 2013, of the 82% of…
“Pest-smart” to climate-smart in Southeast Asia
By Amy Cruz. Reblogged from the CGIAR CCAFS blog. Climate-smart agriculture calls for pest management that controls farm pests and diseases in a way that does not negatively affect ecosystem services and human health. Climate change affects not only farming practices in that extreme events may flatten trees and crops. It also affects the distributions…
Plant doctors to the rescue in integrated pest management
By Dyna Eam. Reblogged from the CGIAR CCAFS blog. Farmer representatives and project team members of Rohal Suong Climate-Smart Village in Cambodia learn about rice pest management in light of climate change. Many people attribute floods, droughts and cyclones to climate change and these natural disasters impact greatly on agricultural productivity. But recent scientific evidences…