Kak Thom village is located in Mohareussey commune, Kong Pisey district, Kanpong Speu province. CEDAC started its activities in this village in 2006. Most farmers were very interested in innovations, especially ecological system of rice intensification (SRI) after it was introduced to them by CEDAC's staff.
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Mr. Va Sarun, the school principal of Baphnom high school, Prey Veng province shared his experience of forming a Saving for Self-reliance group with teachers at this school . The purpose of forming this teacher-based saving group was to assist teachers who are involved in the saving group to borrow money for starting a small business, in addition to their teaching to improve their living conditions. Teacher Va Sarun briefly described the background and formation of the saving group in this high school.
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In 2006 - 2007, CEDAC has significantly worked to fulfill its role as a partner organization in the M-POWER network. During this period, we have achieved the following things:
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In Cambodia, palm sugar production is a family economic activity of rural people in some provinces but is mostly concentrated in Takeo, Kampong Speu and Kampong Chhnang province. Approximately, around 20000 families engage in this activity. Generally, they can earn a gross income of about 2-4 million Riel (500-1000USD) from sugar production within a season of about 7 months. However, this cottage industry faces some constraints.
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USAID has awarded Pact Cambodia a five-year, $14.4 M grant to increase Commune Council and citizen engagement in the decentralization and deconcentration (D&D) reform process in Cambodia. The Local Administration and Reform (LAAR) Program aims to:
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A national workshop on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) was held on 21 April 2008; during the workshop Farmers who had made outstanding achievements over the past year were recognized. The top award when to Mr. Hak Seurng of Takeo Province, he was voted the best overall farmer of 2007 and received a prize of $500. The category when he stood out the most was rice production, over the past year his land yielded over nine tons of rice, more than four times the national average. He attributed this success to SRI; of the SRI 12 practices he selected four which he felt made the greatest impact on his rice production. Read more...

CEDAC has been working to improve community shops since 2006, by promoting the sale and purchase of goods such as rice, chickens, pigs and vegetables within the community. The first community shop was established in Tagnork village, Prasat commune, Santuk district, Kampong Thom province. Now the community shops have improved in terms of numbers, members, the quantity of goods for sale and the capital they generate. Due to this improvement the farmers are now discussing whether to create district and cluster (two or three districts) shops. Read more...

Field Program is an important component of CEDAC. The overall objective of the program is to have a Cambodian society where small farmers enjoy good living conditions and strong mutual cooperation. It is hoped they will have the right and power to determine their own destiny; and play an important role in supplying healthy food for the whole society. The rural development program of CEDAC has been functioning since 1998 in one village of Kandal provinces. The program quickly evolved and expanded across the target intervention area. CEDAC has always improved its development experiences in terms of both quality and quantity, which in return attract more support from donors. Read more...

Mr. Sor Ouch is 38 years old and has six children in his family. He lives in Trapang Thnung village of Khvav commune in Samrorng district, Takeo province. Mr. Ouch created the saving group on 15 August 2004, back then it had only 25 members and was not easy to get going. “People in the village were not interested, because they didn’t trust the group and were afraid of loosing money,” Mr. Ouch said. Bad experiences of being defrauding by others, meant people were skeptical and it was hard for Ouch to convince them to become members. Read more...

It is crucial all children receive primary education, especially the poorest children who have no chance to go to school and children who are not able to study regularly. To improve primary education in the rural area, the Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC) has been implementing the Happy Mountain Bird project since 2004. It is in collaboration with village based farmer associations, and its purpose is to ensure access to primary education for the children of the poorest families. Read more...

CEDAC started the ‘Happy Children in Rural Areas’ project in 2007. The initial funding came from an Australian volunteer who had been working with CEDAC. The project’s goal is to ensure the children in the target villages get basic education and are taught about nutrition, health and sanitation. Read more...

The civil war ended two decades ago, but now Cambodia is facing new problems, and one of them is HIV/AIDS infection. Efforts are being made by international and national development agencies to help to solve this problem. CEDAC committed itself to work with HIV/AIDS victims back in March 2005, when one of CEDAC’s staff visited Tung Neak village, Sdao Kong commune, Baphnom district of Prey Veng province. Read more...

• Proposed Strategies to Utilize the Potential of Rice Production in Cambodia
• SRI report 2000-2007
• Impact Assessment of CEDAC’s Rural Development Program
• The content of Farmer Magazine in August
• The content of Farmer Magazine in September