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National Seminar on Crop Yield Forecasting
Phnom Penh , Cambodia
30 April 2008

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OVERVIEW

Summary

A National Seminar on Crop Yield Forecasting (CYF) was organized on 30 April by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

The seminar followed previous EC-FAO Programme activities aimed at strengthening Crop Yield Forecasting in Cambodia. It brought together representatives from the main government institutions and international organizations concerned with food security in the country.

Opening speeches were given by the Deputy Director of Agricultural Extension, FIVIMS secretariat, MAFF, and the FAO Representative in Cambodia. Two national experts presented the main achievements from the last two years. A senior expert from FAO gave a presentation on experiences and lessons learned on building capacity in crop forecasting from other countries. Lastly, participants discussed how to continue the CYF bulletin, as well as the need for timely and good quality data during the growing season.

Conclusions included:
- the need to further develop collaboration between ministries especially for sharing and using data;
- the need to improve data quality; and
- the importance of high level political support to ensure sustainability.

Location

Sunway Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Target Audience

Government representatives and decision-makers at department level from key ministries

Objectives

The objectives of the workshop were to:

- present progress made in crop yield forecasting, after 2 years of support from the EC/FAO Food Security Programme; and

- discuss additional support required to implement a sustainable crop yield forecasting system in Cambodia.

Contacts

Mr. Men Sothy
Vice chief of Statistics
Department of Planning and Statistics, MAFF
Email: sothy_men@yahoo.com

Ms. Chhun Sokunth
Vice Chief of Climate office
Department of Meteorology
MOWRAM
Email: sokunth11@yahoo.com

Mr. Soy Seung
Programme Assistant of FAO Representative in Cambodia
Email: seung.soy@fao.org

Related Training

> CYF Training in Rome (November 2006 - March 2007)

DOCUMENTS

Title

> Agenda

> List of participants

> Powerpoint Presentation: Progress and achievements made in crop yield forecasting in Cambodia

> Press Release

LINKS

> Crop Monitoring Box

The EC-FAO Programme on "Linking Information and Decision Making to Improve Food Security" is funded by the European Union and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations