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From efforts in sustainable intensification to agro-ecological services provided by cave-roosting bats, UTIA researchers have been frequenting Cambodia, a country located in Southeast Asia. UTIA-Cambodia partnerships began to expand in early 2016 through a collaboration with The Pennsylvania State University on, “Women in Agriculture Network (WAgN) Cambodia: Gender and Ecologically Sensitive Agriculture,” a four-year USAID project supported by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification (SIIL). Since then, partnerships and research activities have been on-going and expanding. Through partnerships with other US land-grant universities and Cambodian universities and institutions, UTIA research involvement in Cambodia is continuing to grow, while also uniquely integrating food production and wildlife conservation perspectives.

 

Women in Agriculture Network (WAgN) Cambodia: Gender and Ecologically Sensitive Agriculture

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The USAID WAgN Cambodia project explores and promotes conservation agriculture techniques, including the integration of cover crops and other soil improvement techniques in the predominately rice-based farming system of Cambodia.




 




 

Contributions of Cave-roosting Bats in Cambodian Agroecosystems

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With increasing mining activities negatively affecting bat habitat in Cambodia, UTIA researchers are examining how these pressures on the bat population impact the natural pest control of the agricultural systems, as these predator-prey relationships have not been clearly identified among these species of bats and pests.  






 
 



 

Living Fences for Improved Livestock Feed in Cambodian Smallholder Systems

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This project examines the effectiveness of three native tree species in creating a physical, living barrier to prevent cows from foraging on rice paddy cover crops, while also expanding forage options.