The Regional forum on Agroecology Futures represented the closing session of the ACTAE Project1 “Toward an agroecological transition in South East Asia” funded by AFD (Agence Française pour le Développement). It took place in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on 6th – 8th of November 2018. It has been the biggest event on agroecology in the Mekong Region since the Regional Symposium organized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in November 2015, in Bangkok, Thailand.
Over 260 participants from 21 nationalities gathered to discuss the futures of Agroecology during an unprecedented Regional Forum. The event was co-organized by the General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA) of Cambodia, CIRAD and GRET in a joint effort to promote agroecology