The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) and Swisscontact Cambodia invite you to join the fifth regional Learning Lab on Sustainable Agriculture to discuss challenges and best practices in Agriculture Small and Growing Business (SGB) in East and Southeast Asia. This lab aims to bring together stakeholders – ANDE members and key players in the agriculture ecosystem – to discuss key global and regional challenges ranging from Agri-Business Model, Sustainable Finance Innovation, Role of women as sustainable consumer and investor, AgTech and roles of technology in tackling climate change, energy access, and food security in the region.
These sessions with a focus on Identifying Business Opportunities in Conservation Agriculture (CA), which is a key to sustainable crop production intensification in feeding a growing world population while conserving ecological and natural resources. However, smallholder farmers often face challenges in investing in CA and agroecology machineries and practices. A solution to tackling this challenge is ensuring a sustainable input supply chain by supporting local manufacturers and CA service providers to provide the necessary services to the farmers.
Key Takeaways:
- The important of Conservation Agriculture
- The initiatives taken in Cambodia to promote conservation agriculture
- Business opportunities that exist in conservation agriculture
Agenda:
8:30 AM – Registration
9:00 AM – Welcome and Introduction to the Sessions
9:20 AM – Cambodian Government Priorities for Agriculture and Conservation Agriculture HE Dr. Chan Saruth | Under Secretary of State | Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries
Important Research Activities in Conservation Agriculture Dr. Seng Vang | Head of Department | Department of Agriculture Land Resource Management (DALRM)
Conservation Agriculture and Its History in Cambodia Dr. Florent Tivet | Scientific Advisor | Centre de Coopération en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD)
Business Case for Conservation Agriculture and Agroecology Machinery Mr. Rajiv Pradhan | Country Director | Swisscontact Cambodia Ms. Sorkunthika Srour | Swisscontact Cambodia
The Role of Women in Agriculture and Conservation Agriculture Ms. Sokha Khom | Vice-chief officer | Department of Agricultural Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries
Q&A
10:15 AM – Break
10:35 AM – Group Discussion
11:25 AM – Group Presentation
11:40 AM – Recap the Proceedings of the Day
11:50 AM – Recap the Sustainable Agriculture Learning Lab Activities in 2019 Andrea Skinner | Program Associate | Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE)
12:00 PM – Lunch
Venue:
Friday, November 22nd 2019 | 8:30 AM – 13:00 PM
Tonle Bassac II, #534 Preah Monivong Blvd (93), Phnom Penh, Cambodia
For more information:
Andrea Skinner
[email protected]
+66 82 249 2542
ANDE ESEA SustAg LL #5 Session is co-led by
ANDE ESEA Sustainable Agriculture Learning Lab Co-leaders:
