The Cambodian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) announced the development of a new short-duration rice variety that can be grown two to three times a year.
Champei Sar 70 can produce yields of 4.5 tons per hectare and exhibits insect resistance and tolerance to adverse environmental conditions.
The rice variety has been bred from Romduol, a fragrant rice variety which can only be cultivated once a year.
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Climate-smart mapping and adaptation planning introduced in Cambodia
The CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas conducted a training workshop on Climate-Smart Mapping and Adaptation Planning (CS-MAP) for local research partners in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 19-20 December 2022. The workshop introduced the CS-MAP approach as the tool for mapping activities in Kandal, Takeo, Prey Vieng, and Svay Rieng Provinces.
CS-MAP is a participatory approach that integrates local knowledge and science-based research in developing maps of climate-related risks and adaptation plans for crop production, suitable to location-specific conditions.
Cambodia launches first national seed strategy
Cambodian agriculture officials unveiled their country’s first national seed strategy at IRRI headquarters in the Philippines.
The seed strategy document, the first of its kind for the country, outlines a set of national strategic actions for the production and marketing of seeds for rice and other major agricultural crops. It also provides for the establishment of regulatory bodies and associated institutions, including the Department of Seed Management, the National Seed Council, a National Variety Release Committee, and various capacity-building and training programs.
CARDI director cites IRRI’s role in making Cambodia a rice-exporting country
Mr. Lor Bunna, the director of the Cambodian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), received a courtesy visit from Yurdi Yasmi, the Southeast Asia Representative of the International Rice Research (IRRI).
“IRRI has supported Cambodia to be rice sufficient by increasing rice productivity,” Director Bunna said during the meeting. “Cambodia is now a rice-exporting country.”
