National forum promoting green production, its regulation, use and trade in Cambodia

The 2nd “National forum on regulation, use and trade of Biocontrol Agents (BCA) in Cambodian Agriculture” was held on 28-29 July 2015 in Siem Reap, Cambodia aiming at:

• Providing a platform to different stakeholders in the agricultural sector including the public sector and other regulators, practitioners, extension workers, academia, NGOs, SMEs, farmers and the private sector for sharing their experiences and identify synergies in promoting environmentally friendly agriculture production;
• Promoting the use of BCA and showcasing the benefits of BCA through visiting field trials;
• Presenting BCA products or other related environmentally friendly agricultural inputs and equipment, thus establishing market linkages.

The overall goal is to push forward the development of organic agriculture in Cambodia.

The event was launched in cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), GIZ, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, and the Cambodia HARVEST.