Yim Soksophors

From 10 to 19 February 2025, FAO, together with the Department of Agricultural Cooperative Promotion (DACP) and Provincial Departments of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (PDAFF), organized a series of business planning trainings for farmer organizations in Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, Oddar Meanchey, and Siem Reap. The training aimed to help farmer organizations build practical business plans…

From 21–25 April 2025, representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Modern Agricultural Communities (MACs), and development partners joined a study tour to Thailand to learn from practical experiences in contract farming, cooperative development, and market linkages. The visit brought together participants from MAFF, MACs, PEARL, CAPRED, ASPIRE-AT, CAPSAFE,…

FAO and WFP recently held a coordination meeting to explore how agricultural cooperatives can play a stronger role in supplying locally produced food to school feeding programmes in Cambodia. The discussion focused on linking farmer organizations with structured market opportunities while improving the quality, sustainability, and local economic benefits of school meals. During the exchange, FAO…

From 19 to 22 May 2026, the FAO PEARL project, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and the Ministry of Environment (MoE), organized Provincial Multi-Stakeholder Platform (PMSP) meetings in Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, Oddar Meanchey, and Siem Reap. The meetings brought together representatives from government, farmer organizations, the private sector,…

National workshop on mango value chain development under OCOP Initiative 13 August 2025, Sunway Phnom Penh Hotel, The workshop chaired by HE. Dr. Ngin Chhay, General director of the General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA) and Ms. Rebekah Bell, FAOR. Dr. Chou Cheythyrith, deputy director general of GDA, Dr. Seng Vang, director of the department of agricultural land resources management…

I would like to provide a summary after the meeting with Forte. @Sam, Sreymom (FAOKH) you may add more if I miss key points or you want to add more detail.  On July 11, 2025, we had a meeting with Forte to discuss the following topics:  – the scope of collaboration between PEARL and Forte – proposed action plans for the product design development with support of baseline risk assessment…

Our colleague Mr. Long Vannara has worked with a number of cashew nut agriculture cooperatives in Kampong Thom province under the PEARL project funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF). We are supporting agricultural cooperatives, modern agriculture cooperatives to develop purchase and sale of dried cashew nut business plans for the selected farmer organizations. Cashew nut drying at the Cambodia…

9 July 2025: The PEARL project had a meeting with Communication Teams from FAO Headquarters, FAO Com team in Cambodia, GCF Com, PEARL, and media representatives from KiriPost and Khmer Times. The FAO Com Team from headquarters, FAO Cambodia, and GCG Com had a three-day stay in Siem Reap to take video for COP 30 about the climate change impact on Cambodia’s agriculture, and took video of farmers…

Dear Colleagues, FYI the 4RFPs below were published in In-Tend system with set deadline on 16 July 2025. Soon that will be posting in BongThom website too, I will keep you updated. 1. RFP no. 2025-FACMB-132513, Please find link: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/269392 2. RFP no. 2025-FACMB-132513, Please find link: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/269393 3. RFP no. 2025-FACMB-132513,…

June 04, 2025: The PEARL project team met and discussed the development of insurance products. They also focused on establishing an expert working group for crop insurance and planning training sessions on index-based insurance. These training sessions will target extension providers, particularly commune agriculture officers, who play a crucial role in supporting farmers within target…

On May 9, 2025, the FAO PEARL project team met at the Ministry of Commerce. His Excellency Oum Kosal, Under Secretary of State, and other relevant government officials attended. The discussions encompassed the following key topics: Formation of a National Coordination Committee: This committee would involve the Ministry of Commerce (MoC), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF),…

Phnom Penh, 25th -26th Nov 2024: The “PEARL Project’s Annual Planning Workshop for 2025” gathered important partners. They reviewed the 2024 progress. They addressed obstacles and prepare plans for 2025. The discussions centered on building collaboration, clarifying roles, and increasing resilience in Cambodia’s agriculture sector. Key challenges included farmers’ weak financial management and…

Under the funding support from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the PEARL project, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-UN), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) and the Ministry of Environment (MoE), will establish 8 new automatic weather stations and rehabilitate 12 existing stations across the four target…

From 23-27 September 2024: Mr. Yim Soksophors, technical advisor, together with the PEARL project management unit team members and with the PDoE and the provincial forestry administration cantonment,, visited and assessed 10 CPAs and CFs in 4 target provinces. The reporting officers (ROs), together with the PDoE and the provincial forestry administration cantonment, visited and assessed 10 CPAs…

On July 29, 2024, I participated in a meeting where Mr. Eng Chheanghong from the GIZ MUSEFO project presented the Commune Agricultural Officers (CAO) farmbook digital app. I find this app intriguing as it can assist in collecting data for individual farmers, agricultural cooperatives, and farmer producer groups, regarding their agricultural production plans. When the CAO collects input data into…

The mission team conducted a ground check regarding the agri-finance baseline with agricultural cooperatives, the private sector, including cashew nut processors, the Cashew Nut Association of Cambodia, as well as MFIs and banks. The purpose of the mission was to verify and validate the agri-financing and insurance baseline assessments by gathering additional data on the ground. Based on the…

22–26 April 2024: Duty travel to PEARL target provinces for the conduct of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) with the Indigenous Peoples in Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear Provinces. The Reporting Officers (ROs) travelled to Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear (April 22–26, 2024) to conduct FPIC consultation with the Indigenous Peoples in the project target areas. The FPICs were conducted in…